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Human nature can steer people away from new things – and that can blind them to novel threats

  • Written by Sam Hunter, Professor of Organizational Psychology, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageWhen you don't know what you're looking for, it's easier to miss it.U.S. Navy via Getty Images News

There’s a military aphorism that generals are always fighting the last war. It’s a natural human tendency to focus on the kinds of threats you’re used to while playing down the likelihood or importance of some new sort of attack.

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