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The Tom Woods Show

Ep. 1061 The Search Engine Manipulation Effect: A Psychologist Looks at Google

The Tom Woods Show

Tom Woods

Politics, Economics, Libertarian, Government, News

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2017

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Robert Epstein, former editor of Psychology Today, joins me to discuss his research on how various online services, particularly Google and Facebook, can influence the way people think about a great many important things.

Show notes for Ep. 1061

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that's harries dot com slash woods hi everybody tom woods here dr robert epstein is back on the show

0:35.8

with us today we're going to be talking about an entirely different subject from what we talked to him about last time.

0:41.5

And that has to do with the Internet and how people can be manipulated on the Internet

0:46.5

and how they can even be manipulated through the way search results appear in the ordering of search results.

0:53.8

Very, very, very interesting stuff.

0:55.5

Original research done by Dr. Epstein, who holds his Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard. He is

1:02.0

formerly the editor of psychology today. He is the founder and director emeritus of the Cambridge

1:07.5

Center for Behavioral Studies in Massachusetts, and he's currently senior

1:11.3

research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, and a

1:16.7

contributing editor for Scientific American Mind. Dr. Epstein, welcome back.

1:22.1

My pleasure, Tom. Well, I will tell you something. People are still, I don't think I want to say reeling, but still processing what you had to say last time.

1:31.4

We talked about adolescence in your previous appearance. I had a great discussion thread about that in my private Facebook group.

1:39.1

And I guess it's funny I mentioned Facebook because we'll be getting to that in a little while.

1:43.5

I want to start with a discussion of this phenomenon, search engine manipulation effect or seam.

1:50.9

And I'm wondering, is that a term you coined yourself?

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