Name: Why We Add Meaning To Random Patterns | Episode 12 | Full Episode | PWMW Podcast
Uploaded: 2022-08-09T21:44:47.000Z
Duration: 3118
Description: In today's episode we are going to look at apophenia; this is where you find meaningful patterns in randomness. Their are 4 subcategories of apophenia:...

In today's episode we are going to look at apophenia; this is where you find meaningful patterns in randomness. Their are 4 subcategories of apophenia: pareidolia, gambler's fallacy, clustering illusion and the confirmation bias. Hope this gives you some insight!

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References:

Apophenia Explained:
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-avoid-apophenia-bias#42YyvnAoGX9fQtdkRXeOyJ

Impractical Jokers (Pareidolia)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcBdsmbmNdc&t=1s&ab_channel=truTV

Astrology:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/amandapetrusich/is-it-time-for-us-to-take-astrology-seriously

Confirmation Bias:
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-identify-confirmation-bias

Gambler’s Fallacy:
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-the-gamblers-fallacy