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You'll find this word showing up in discussions of eyewitness testimony at crime scenes, of lie detectors, and of critical airplane parts. Some of us are most familiar with the fallibility of memory, especially when we remember something clearly that turns out never to have happened. Being fallible is part of being human, and sometimes the biggest errors are made by those who are thought of as the most brilliant of all.
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The engaging historical fiction balances a serious side and a strong sense of humor with its two different main characters: While Benedict has conservative leanings, Bergoglio is a liberal seeking church reform, and their debate tells a tale of human understanding and fallibility.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Such fallibility is undoubtedly part of the human condition, but so too is thinking ahead, preparing for what's next, and keeping your antennae tuned for variations and reverses that could scuttle your project.
—John Baldoni, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the fallibility of memory.
—Camille Bromley Pamela Colloff Yudhijit Bhattacharjee Kwame Anthony Appiah Lisa Donovan Hannah Seo Sophie Haigney John Hodgman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Harrison’s take on the difference between the 1s and 0s of machine learning and the emotional fallibility of human reasoning is something familiar, but this focus on objects did stick with me.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Such fallibility is undoubtedly part of the human condition, but so too is thinking ahead, preparing for what's next, and keeping your antennae tuned for variations and reverses that could scuttle your project.
—John Baldoni, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the fallibility of memory.
—Camille Bromley Pamela Colloff Yudhijit Bhattacharjee Kwame Anthony Appiah Lisa Donovan Hannah Seo Sophie Haigney John Hodgman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Harrison’s take on the difference between the 1s and 0s of machine learning and the emotional fallibility of human reasoning is something familiar, but this focus on objects did stick with me.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Fallibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallibility. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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