Skeptic Check: Shared Reality

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 4:22 p.m.

b'One of the many shocking aspects of the Capitol attack was that it revealed how thoroughly the nation had cleaved into alternate realities. How did we get to this point? How did misinformation come to create beliefs embraced by millions?\\xa0\\nIn this episode, experts in social media, cults, and the history of science join us for a discussion about how these alternative realities formed, why people are drawn to them, and the benefits of a shared reality.\\xa0\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nJoan Donovan\\xa0\\u2013 Research Director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy in the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and leader of\\xa0the Technology and Social Change Project.\\n\\n\\n\\nLee McIntyre\\xa0\\u2013 Research fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University, Instructor in Ethics at Harvard Extension School, and author of \\u201cPost \\u2013 Truth.\\u201d\\n\\n\\nSteven Hassan\\xa0\\u2013 Mental health counselor who has written on the subject of mind control. Former member of the Unification Church, and author of \\u201cThe Cult of Trump.\\u201d\\n\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'