Conspiracy theories have long captured our collective imaginations and, in some cases, even turned out to be true. If you’ve ever wondered where conspiracy thinking stems from, or just want to hear us debate their veracity, then allow us to enter your minds.

Dropping buzz words like “magical thinking”, “intuition”, “malicious intent” and “Ted Bundy’s pajamas”, we come to learn that while some beliefs are benign, others can lead to insidious distortions of reality with real-life consequences.  And yet, they all stem from a very human desire to find meaning in an otherwise chaotic and irrational world. 

03/08/21