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Robyn Dawes

Do Algorithms Beat Us at Complex Decision Making?

Decision-making algorithms are undoubtedly controversial. If a decision is being made that will have a major influence on your life, most people would prefer a human make it. But what if algorithms …

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Does Experience Make You an Expert?

In Experience and validity of clinical judgment: The illusory correlation, Robyn Dawes explores the relationship between experience and accuracy. There is research about the relationship between …

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Social Dilemmas: When to Defect and When to Cooperate

Social dilemmas arise when an individual receives a higher payoff for defecting than cooperating when everyone else cooperates. When everyone defects they are worse off. That is, each member has a …

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