Skeptic Check: Shared Reality (rebroadcast)

Big Picture Science

Science, Technology

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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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? In 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. Guests: Joan Donovan – 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 the Technology and Social Change Project. Lee McIntyre – Research fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University, Instructor in Ethics at Harvard Extension School, and author of “Post – Truth.” Steven Hassan – Mental health counselor who has written on the subject of mind control. Former member of the Unification Church, and author of “The Cult of Trump.” Originally aired January 25, 2021 Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact [email protected] to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science. You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:54.6	podcasts. For those who follow the news, the attack on the Capitol on January 6th was shocking,
1:11.4	albeit unsurprising. It was a grim sequel to a months long narrative that the
1:15.7	election of Joe Biden was fraudulent. It wasn't true, but those who stormed the Capitol believed
1:20.7	it was. They didn't think they were participating in a coup. They believed
1:25.1	they were patriots defending the Constitution. And what happened? You were
1:28.8	trying to go inside the capital? Yeah, I made it like a foot inside and they pushed me
1:32.3	and they maced me.
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