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My guest today is Robin Hanson, an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. He is an expert on idea futures and markets, was involved in the creation of the Foresight Institute\\u2019s Foresight Exchange, and DARPA\\u2019s Future MAP project. He is co-author of \\u201cThe Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life.\\u201d And today Robin and Michael dive right into the heart of our hidden motives.\\xa0Robin shows that once our brains are able to confront these blind spots, we can better have a grasp on ourselves and the motivations behind how we think\\u2013which of course can then lead to possibly better policy.

The topic is his book The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• Hidden motives
• Humans as political animals
• Deception vs. self deception
• Selfishness
• Understanding your motivations

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