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Comment author: timtyler 11 July 2009 10:47:57PM 5 points [-]

Re: Is short term planning in humans due to a short life or due to bias?

Er, neither: short-term planning is rational in an unpredictable world.

Comment author: MichaelBishop 14 July 2009 10:41:24PM 0 points [-]

I would argue all three contribute to the scarcity of long-term planning.

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