“A very disturbing feature of overconfidence is that it often appears to be poorly associated with knowledge - that is, the more ignorant the individual, the more confident he or she might be.” — Robert Trivers Copy Share Image
“However much we champion freedom of thought, we actually spend much of our time censoring input. We seek out publications that mirror or support… — Robert Trivers Copy Share
“The great sage Thales once put the general matter succinctly "Oh master," he was asked, "what is the most difficult thing to do?" "To… — Robert Trivers Copy Share
The chimpanzee and the human share about 99.5 percent of their evolutionary history, yet most human thinkers regard the chimp as a malformed, irrelevant… — Robert Trivers Copy Share
“A kind of bias I share says that if a human thinks symmetry is important it may or may not be, but if a… — Robert Trivers Copy Share
“The offspring cannot rely on its parents for disinterested guidance. One expects the offspring to be preprogrammed to resist some parental manipulation while being… — Robert Trivers Copy Share
If... deceit is fundamental to animal communication, then there must be strong selection to spot deception and this ought, in turn, to select for… — Robert Trivers Copy Share
“Revolutionary moments often seem to occur in history when large numbers of individuals have a change in consciousness, regarding themselves and their status” — Robert Trivers Copy Share
“A very disturbing feature of overconfidence is that it often appears to be poorly associated with knowledge - that is, the more ignorant the… — Robert Trivers Copy Share
