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Category: Science & Technology

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Description: Strange illusions shape Trumps views. In trying to protect America, he may unleash a killer that already claims 200,000 lives each year. This bias helps explain why Trump has left the Paris Climate Agreement, with potentially disastrous implications for climate change. Voiced by Stephen Fry. Please support us on Patreon to help us make more videos: patreon.com/pindex Join our campaign against misinformation: helpsavedemocracy.com Subscribe: youtube.com/channel/UCDg_EVBPyUmKrR54mp9Wjyw?sub_confirmation=1 Why do people believe Trump? And why is he so confident, even when demonstrably wrong? Cognitive biases: The Dunning-Kruger effect: 00.00 Salience bias (1.01): youtu.be/rW9R6jgE7SQ?t=60 The mere exposure effect (2.36): youtu.be/rW9R6jgE7SQ?t=156 Health and economic benefits of reduced air pollution (the EPA Clean Air Act): epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/benefits-and-costs-clean-air-act-1990-2020-second-prospective-study MIT study on the impact of air pollution: news.mit.edu/2013/study-air-pollution-causes-200000-early-deaths-each-year-in-the-us-0829 Jonathan Levy, a professor of environmental health at Boston University: “A public-health burden of this magnitude clearly requires significant policy attention... We have certainly invested significant societal resources to address far smaller impacts on public health.” If you need a video, please get in touch at pindexvideoproduction.com Music by Hugh Mitchell: audiojungle.net/user/hughmitchell Pindex.com is a pinboard for learning. If you're a teacher, there are many engaging Science, History and English boards ready to assign, with quizzes and rewards.