Rationally Speaking Podcast

Rationally Speaking #126 - Preston Bost on Crazy Beliefs, Sane Believers


Listen Later

Can it be rational to believe conspiracy theories? On this episode of Rationally Speaking, Julia and Massimo welcome Prof. Preston Bost, a professor of psychology at Wabash College who investigates what kinds of people latch onto conspiracy theories, and why. The three discuss evolutionary reasons for conspiracy theories' appeal, and ask: how do you determine whether a belief is "rational," anyway?
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Rationally Speaking PodcastBy New York City Skeptics

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

704 ratings


More shows like Rationally Speaking Podcast

View all
Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,037 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,244 Listeners

The Joe Rogan Experience by Joe Rogan

The Joe Rogan Experience

228,410 Listeners

Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,710 Listeners

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

38,925 Listeners

99% Invisible by Roman Mars

99% Invisible

26,257 Listeners

StarTalk Radio by Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio

14,377 Listeners

Conversations with Tyler by Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Conversations with Tyler

2,452 Listeners

Science Vs by Spotify Studios

Science Vs

12,230 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,263 Listeners

The Good Fight by Yascha Mounk

The Good Fight

898 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,331 Listeners

Apple News In Conversation by Apple News

Apple News In Conversation

1,711 Listeners