Cosmic Queries – Why do we believe conspiracy theories? with Michael Shermer

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🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Why do rational people believe irrational things? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down media literacy, the psychology behind conspiracy theories, and how to combat our cognitive biases with author and science historian, Michael Shermer.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Star Talk.
0:04.0	You're a place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:10.0	Star Talk begins right now.
0:14.0	This is Star Talk, Cosmic Query's edition.
0:18.0	Neil deGrasse Tyson here, your personal astrophysicist.
0:22.0	I got with me my co-host Chuck Knife, Chuck.
0:24.0	Hey Neil, how's it going?
0:26.0	Welcome back on for another episode of Cosmic Query.
0:32.0	Yes.
0:32.0	And Query minds want to know.
0:36.0	And the title of this one is, why do people believe conspiracies?
0:42.0	Why do they want to believe conspiracy?
0:44.0	That's what we really should call this.
0:46.0	Oh, do we need a whole episode for that?
0:48.0	I can clear it up for you right now.
0:50.0	Okay.
0:50.0	It's called Stupid.
0:52.0	There's Stupid.
0:56.0	Stupid people.
0:58.0	We live in a place where we're not here.
1:00.0	Stupid people.
1:02.0	Thank you.
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