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Cass Sunstein: belief

22 Jun 2016 Conversations with Tyler Cass Sunstein on Judicial Minimalism, the Supreme Court, and Star Wars (Live at Mason)

“I think Yoda — maybe that’s a headline to a more convincing account than Yoda was able to give in the confines of the movie.”

— Cass Sunstein

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Speaker
Cass Sunstein
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Claim type
belief
Recorded
22 Jun 2016
Publisher
Conversations with Tyler

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…But you wouldn’t — you wouldn’t do a Yoda for workplace safety, is what you’re saying. I think, try. What I’m picking up on in Yoda’s — I mean, you could read it in a way such that it’s compatible with what I’m saying. But it seems to have — OK, so, there’s work — in fact I’ve coauthored an article on this — on action bias, which says, when you’re stuck in a tough situation, either an institution or an individual, do something. Don’t just stand there; do something. But that’s often a mistake. You might want to strike when the iron is cold. Wait. Have a chance to think. I think Yoda — maybe that’s a headline to a more convincing account than Yoda was able to give in the confines of the movie. He’s the guy you chose to nudge you. Keep that in mind, right?…

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