Illusion of Explanatory Depth

Our belief that we understand more about the world than we actually do. It is often not until we are asked to actually explain a concept that we come face to face with our limited understanding of it.

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  1. Fernbach, P. (2013, November 15). The Illusion of Understanding: Phil Fernbach at TEDxGoldenGatePark. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SlbsnaSNNM&ab_channel=TEDxTalks
  2. (2017, November 29). You Don’t Know How Toilets Work – The Illusion Of Explanatory Depth [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CodKUa4F2o&ab_channel=Technicality
  3. Waytz, A. (2017). The Illusion of Explanatory Depth. Edge.org. https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27117