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TOPIC: The future we can't know. This week, Dan and Merlin talk about how quickly technology is evolving, how janky that evolution can be, and how terrible we all are at forecasting what will come next and beyond. Could Merlin have ever imagined he'd pay $3.00 for an episode of Under the Gunn? No, he could not. Links for this episode:The health effects of a world without darkness – Rebecca Boyle – AeonYou Are Not So SmartList of cognitive biases - RationalWikiCognitive bias describes the inherent thinking errors that humans make in processing information. Some of these have been verified empirically in the field of psychology, while others are considered general categories of bias. These thinking errors prevent one from accurately understanding reality, even when confronted with all the needed data and evidence to form an accurate view. End-of-history illusion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe end-of-history illusion is a ubiquitous psychological illusion in which teenagers and adults of all ages belie