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Rationally Speaking #126 - Preston Bost on Crazy Beliefs, Sane Believers
Rationally Speaking #126 - Preston Bost on Crazy Beliefs, Sane Believers
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Jan 25, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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?
Released:
Jan 25, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Rationally Speaking #10 - Nonsense on Stilts: A conversation about Massimo's book: "Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk." Plus Massimo and Julia's picks: philosophypathways.com/questions and "Historians' Fallacies : Toward a Logic of Historical Thought " by Rationally Speaking Podcast