WWhen we talk about conspiracy theories we tend to focus on what people believe instead of why, and, more importantly, why they believe those things and not other things. In this episode, we sit down with two psychologists working to change that, and in addition, change the term itself from conspiracy theory to conspiracy narrative, which more accurately describes what makes any one conspiracy appealing enough to form a community around it and in rare cases result in collective action.
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247 - Narcissism (rebroadcast)
246 - Ideaflow - Jeremy Utley
245 - The Conspiracy Theorist Who Changed His Mind - Tim Harford
244 - Quit - Annie Duke
243 - Psychological Tweetathon with Jay Van Bavel
242 - Survival of the Richest - Douglas Rushkoff
241 - The Status Game - Will Storr
239 - You're Invited - Jon Levy
238 - Chess Queens - Jennifer Shahade
237 - Reactance - Michele Belot
236 - How Minds Change
235 - Tough - Terry Crews
234 - The Truth Wins - Tom Stafford
233 - The Puzzler - A. J. Jacobs
232 - Think Again - Adam Grant
231 - On Being Certain - Robert Burton (rebroadcast)
230 - The Science of Stuck - Britt Frank
229 - What's Your Problem? - Jacob Goldstein
228 - The Power of Regret - Daniel H. Pink
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