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Rationally Speaking #126 - Preston Bost on Crazy Beliefs, Sane Believers
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:43:43
Publish Date: 2015-01-25 15:00:15
Description: 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?
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