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Heuristics are gold-dust in the hands of [[subject matter expert]]s — because they require expertise and judgment to use them correctly — but a disaster in the hands of [[the great unwashed]], for whom [[algorithm]]s area much better bet. | Heuristics are gold-dust in the hands of [[subject matter expert]]s — because they require expertise and judgment to use them correctly — but a disaster in the hands of [[the great unwashed]], for whom [[algorithm]]s area much better bet. | ||
If you want an empassioned advocate of heuristics as being not just faster and more convenient than “full English” of scientific method, but a different, better and basically more effective way of getting by, look no further than {{author|Gerd Gigerenzer}}. | |||
Some heuristics: | Some heuristics: |