What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things? (Dan Ariely)
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Shermer and Ariely discuss: What is disinformation and what should we do about it? \\u2022 How do we know what is true and what to believe? \\u2022 virtue signaling one\\u2019s tribe as a misbelief factor \\u2022 the role of complex stories in misbelief \\u2022 emotions, personality, temperament, trust, politics, and social aspects of belief and misbelief \\u2022 the funnel of belief \\u2022 social proof and the influence of others on our beliefs \\u2022 a COVID-23 pandemic \\u2022 social media companies responsibility for disinformation \\u2022 What would it take to change your mind?
Dan Ariely is the bestselling author of Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty. He is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University and is the founder of the Center for Advanced Hindsight. His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and elsewhere.
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