Ignorance Is Not Objectivity

About this episode

Amanda Knox and Chris explore the relationship between bias and expertise in the context of the Lucy Letby case.

What's the difference between bias and expertise? When a critic dismissed Amanda Knox's commentary on the Lucy Letby case as the grievance of a biased woman, the real question got buried: can lived experience be a form of expertise? And if so, what's the line between pattern recognition and confirmation bias? Amanda and Chris dig into the cognitive science, the structural failures of the justice system, and the countermeasures that might actually help us get it right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Knox

Guest: Chris

Topics covered

• bias
• expertise
• cognitive science
• justice system
• lived experience

Keywords

• bias
• expertise
• cognitive science
• justice system
• lived experience
• pattern recognition
• confirmation bias

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