When a President's tweets drastically change a country, do we accept it as the new normal? When our social media feeds consist of people who think just like us, how can we expect social change? And why do we always assume the future will be better than the past? Maria Konnikova, author of The Confidence Game, explains what politician's lies do to your brain, why we fall for the same tricks every time, and how humanity is hardwired for hope-and why that's problematic. In this conversation with Nick Childs, we also hear what dictates bias, what shapes our thoughts, and how we can escape the bubble of distraction that technology has built around us. 

Interesting People in Interesting Times, hosted by Tom Goodwin and Adriana Stan, brings together provocative speakers, great ideas and bold new thinking.

Music: "Roadrunner" by Dan Tepfer from the album Eleven Cages on Sunnyside Records. Dan Tepfer - piano, Thomas Morgan - bass, Nate Wood - drums.

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