Thinking against the evidence

What if, in order to truly understand a system, we had to learn to think against common sense? Drawing on the paradoxes of Braess, Jevons and Yule-Simpson, Laurent Ozon demonstrates the fruitfulness of counterintuitive thinking and how our linear reflexes collapse as soon as networks, markets, data or wars come into play. Between criticism of the viral pseudo-paradox and lessons learned from military strategy (feigned retreat, Cannes, Malplaquet, Fortitude), this text sheds light on counterintuitive logic in complex situations.