Will Storr
Will Storr
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Full Name and Common Aliases
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Will Storr is a British author, journalist, and science writer. His full name is William Richard Storr.
Birth and Death Dates
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Born in 1974, Will Storr's exact birthdate is not publicly known.
Nationality and Profession(s)
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Storr is a British citizen, and his profession spans multiple fields: author, journalist, science writer, and broadcaster. He has worked as a staff writer for The Times of London, the Daily Mail, and the Independent on Sunday.
Early Life and Background
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Will Storr grew up in England, where he developed an interest in writing at an early age. His experiences as a child, particularly his struggles with dyslexia, had a profound impact on his life and writing. These themes are explored in his memoir, "Selfie: How the West Really Lost Its Way".
Major Accomplishments
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Throughout his career, Storr has achieved numerous accolades:
Winner of the Orwell Prize for Journalism, 2013
Winner of the Royal Literary Fund Award for Science Writing, 2014
Notable Works or Actions
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Some of Will Storr's notable works include:
"Selfie: How the West Really Lost Its Way" (2013) - a memoir exploring his experiences with dyslexia and its impact on society.
"The Truth Machine: A Social History of the Anticipation and Creation of Artificial Intelligence" (2019) - an investigation into the development and implications of AI.
Impact and Legacy
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Will Storr's work has been widely recognized for its thought-provoking insights and incisive analysis. His writing often challenges conventional wisdom, inviting readers to reevaluate their understanding of the world. Through his work, he aims to inspire a deeper appreciation for the complexities of human experience.
Why They Are Widely Quoted or Remembered
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Will Storr is widely quoted and remembered for several reasons:
Thought-provoking insights: His writing often challenges readers to reevaluate their understanding of the world.
Innovative storytelling: He has a unique ability to weave complex ideas into engaging narratives.
* Passionate advocacy: Storr's work is driven by a desire to inspire positive change and promote critical thinking.
Quotes by Will Storr
Exposure to a mixed body of evidence made both sides even more convinced of the fundamental soundness of their original beliefs.′ Confirmation bias is profoundly human and it is appalling. When new information leads to an increase in ignorance, it is the opposite of learning, the death of wisdom.
Haven’t we all done this? Hardened a particular position, not as a response to superior information, but because of anger?
I know that I am not right about everything, and yet I am simultaneously convinced that I am. I believe these two things completely, and yet they are in catastrophic logical opposition to each other.
Locked inside the black vault of our skulls, stuck forever in the solitude of our own hallucinated universe, story is a portal, a hallucination within the hallucination, the closest we’ll ever really come to escape.
But once more, here I am – confronted with the counter-intuitive notion that intelligence is no protection against strange beliefs.
... for now though our investigation into how future enters and then changes us must return to the idea of the self as a storyteller. In doing so we will realize just how porous the boundary is really is between the stories that surround us and the story that is us.
Plato believed in metaphorical realm of pure form.. Aristotle, his pupil, rejected this, insisting that the only reality is that which we consent. We live in the world of things, he thought and each of those things have unique properties that can be defined and categorized and acts predictably according to certain laws.
Exposure to a mixed body of evidence made both sides even more convinced of the fundamental soundness of their original beliefs.' Confirmation bias is profoundly human and it is appalling. When new information leads to an increase in ignorance, it is the opposite of learning, the death of wisdom.