thomblake comments on What Cost for Irrationality? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: thomblake 01 July 2010 07:01:59PM 5 points [-]

There are a lot of particular studies and events mentioned here - more specific references would be good. If they're all just culled from the one book, page numbers would work.

Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 01 July 2010 07:53:35PM *  9 points [-]

Page numbers:

  • Pacific Gas and Electric: 82
  • Philips Electronics: 112-113
  • John Paulos: 8-9
  • Stock market losses: 59-60
  • Dividing livers: 91-92
  • Affirmative action: 97
  • Tax framing: 86-88
  • Child murder: 132-133
  • Autistic: 130-132
  • 9/11: 76
  • Albania: 152-155
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