BEWARE of Jumping To Conclusions!

Here we look at our psychological predilection for creating stories and narratives. Is it the biggest bias in human cognition?
Inspired by the books Thinking Fast and Slow and The Black Swan.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:41 - Ambiguity
2:15 - The Halo Bias
4:00 - Blind Evidence
4:49 - Billy Bob Jones and jumping to conclusions
5:58 - Split brain experiments
7:55 - Stories, meaning, and health
8:45 - Ignorance is bliss