Norm Macdonald on the Availability Heuristic

Though he doesn’t refer to it by name, comedian Norm Macdonald gives us a great example of the availability heuristic midway through this clip fromĀ Me Doing Standup. He describes how we worry about things that will almost assuredly never happen to us (plane crashes and terrorist attacks) while ignoring dangers that are far more likely (heart attacks). Enjoy!

Note: contains some minor explicit language

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