Comments on: My Podcast with Russ Roberts http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/my_podcast_with.html Overcoming Bias is economist Robin Hanson’s blog, on honesty, signaling, disagreement, forecasting, and the far future. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:28:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Robin Hanson http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/my_podcast_with.html#comment-419021 Robin Hanson Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:23:34 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/05/my-podcast-with-russ-roberts.html#comment-419021 Boris, more info is at the links from <a href="http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/rand_experiment.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Boris, more info is at the links from here.

]]> By: Boris Fandak http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/my_podcast_with.html#comment-419020 Boris Fandak Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:44:53 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/05/my-podcast-with-russ-roberts.html#comment-419020 Hi Robin, It was very interesting to listening to the podcast. I really liked your argument that people do not want to be responsible for their health, because they do not like to think about their own death. Also your argument about showing that you care about your fellow men seems interesting, it reminds me the Hayek's "fatal conceit". I also find very shocking that healtcare has no influence on health at all... Is there any source where I could find out more about this particiular research? Thanks for the answer. With Regards, Boris Fandak Hi Robin,
It was very interesting to listening to the podcast. I really liked your argument that people do not want to be responsible for their health, because they do not like to think about their own death. Also your argument about showing that you care about your fellow men seems interesting, it reminds me the Hayek’s “fatal conceit”. I also find very shocking that healtcare has no influence on health at all… Is there any source where I could find out more about this particiular research?
Thanks for the answer.
With Regards,
Boris Fandak

]]> By: Doug S. http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/my_podcast_with.html#comment-419019 Doug S. Thu, 31 May 2007 02:57:18 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/05/my-podcast-with-russ-roberts.html#comment-419019 I hate listening to podcasts; I read so much faster than people talk. Can I get a transcript somewhere? I hate listening to podcasts; I read so much faster than people talk. Can I get a transcript somewhere?

]]> By: Lee Kelly http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/my_podcast_with.html#comment-419018 Lee Kelly Tue, 29 May 2007 18:30:36 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/05/my-podcast-with-russ-roberts.html#comment-419018 I enjoyed the podcast. I had the same theory some time ago, and very excited about it for a short while. I called it the Pleistocene Insurance Policy. That is, a neurocomputational algorithm to generate an informal social insurance, though I don't think it applies only to healthcare. For example, consider the aid efforts that follow a disaster, such as hurricane Katrina. The same attitudes prevail, with clampdowns of "price gougers" and a moral imperative to use government to provide aid. I'd be very interested in furthering the theory, and other applications of evolutionary psychology to economic fallacies. I enjoyed the podcast. I had the same theory some time ago, and very excited about it for a short while. I called it the Pleistocene Insurance Policy. That is, a neurocomputational algorithm to generate an informal social insurance, though I don’t think it applies only to healthcare.

For example, consider the aid efforts that follow a disaster, such as hurricane Katrina. The same attitudes prevail, with clampdowns of “price gougers” and a moral imperative to use government to provide aid.

I’d be very interested in furthering the theory, and other applications of evolutionary psychology to economic fallacies.

]]> By: Bruce G Charlton http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/my_podcast_with.html#comment-419017 Bruce G Charlton Mon, 28 May 2007 19:02:15 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/05/my-podcast-with-russ-roberts.html#comment-419017 "collect many puzzles, spread them out on the table before you, and look for a few simple assumptions than can explain many diverse puzzles at once" A brilliant, clarifying observation - thanks! “collect many puzzles, spread them out on the table before you, and look for a few simple assumptions than can explain many diverse puzzles at once”

A brilliant, clarifying observation – thanks!

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