In just our second podcast, we tackle the topic of truth and its social utility. Alternative facts and spinning the truth, both appear to be the norm in both political and non-political discourse. Norms emerge because they are not only useful, but they provide a significant enough of a benefit or advantage that humans find them worth adopting as their everyday strategy. This would appear to put a small premium on telling the truth and truth itself. So we ask: why does truth matter?
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