When disaster strikes — from the explosion of a space shuttle to the spread of a deadly virus — we want to know whether we could have avoided catastrophe. Did anyone speak up with concerns about the situation? And if so, why didn’t someone listen? This week, we revisit a favorite episode about the psychology of warnings, and how we can all become better at predicting the future.
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Our Noisy Minds
The Fake Bride
Josh Gitelson: My Unsung Hero
One Head, Two Brains
Deb Pierce: My Unsung Hero
Why Conversations Go Wrong
Unsung Hero: A Cold Nevada Night
Humor Us
An Unfinished Lesson
Useful Delusions
Made of Honor
The Story of Your Life
The Story of Stories
Radically Normal
The Snowball Effect
The Match
Creating God
Is It Better to Know?
Love is Blind
How They See Us
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My Unsung Hero
A Slight Change of Plans
No Stupid Questions
Code Switch
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