Jonah Lehrer: I Lied Because I'm Smart [Update]

Today Jonah Lehrer, a man who was found guilty of plagiarism and just plain lying (making up Bob Dylan quotes, for example) so many times that we lost count, tried to kick off his redemption tour at the Knight Foundation’s Media Learning Seminar. It didn’t go so well. We’ve highlighted some of his best quotes below.

I need rules because I don’t trust myself to not be arrogant. I need my rules to force me to confront my mistakes, to force me to deal with them every day.

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