
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Why are conspiracy theories a natural output of the brain? What do they have to do with puzzle-solving, cognitive dissonance, ingroups/outgroups, and storytelling? If you hear an unlikely explanation for something, what are effective and ineffective ways to assess it? Join Eagleman to understand from the point of view of the brain why conspiracy theories have always been so pervasive in human societies.
4.7
526526 ratings
Why are conspiracy theories a natural output of the brain? What do they have to do with puzzle-solving, cognitive dissonance, ingroups/outgroups, and storytelling? If you hear an unlikely explanation for something, what are effective and ineffective ways to assess it? Join Eagleman to understand from the point of view of the brain why conspiracy theories have always been so pervasive in human societies.
1,640 Listeners
77,495 Listeners
5,654 Listeners
1,713 Listeners
26,353 Listeners
43,442 Listeners
12,027 Listeners
12,522 Listeners
4,635 Listeners
1,859 Listeners
249 Listeners
4,132 Listeners
2,313 Listeners
11 Listeners
9 Listeners
348 Listeners
63 Listeners
237 Listeners
141 Listeners
367 Listeners
236 Listeners
1,545 Listeners
837 Listeners
2,176 Listeners
802 Listeners
63 Listeners
269 Listeners
499 Listeners
157 Listeners
937 Listeners
16 Listeners
194 Listeners
29 Listeners
57 Listeners
59 Listeners