The psychology of human delusions with filmmaker Adam McKay

ReThinking

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4.7 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Adam McKay is one of the great satirists of our screens–he’s the writer, director, and producer behind Don’t Look Up, Succession, and The Big Short. Before that, he was best known for making us laugh at Anchorman and as the head writer of Saturday Night Live. Adam and Adam discuss the psychology of human delusion and narcissism, what he learned from improv comedy, and why success is about way more than who you know. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/RWAG9

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1:29.1	Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant.
1:33.3	Welcome back to Rethinking, my podcast on the science of what makes us tick.
1:38.2	I'm an organizational psychologist, and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking.
1:50.0	My guest today is Adam McKay, director, producer, and screenwriter extraordinaire. I started out as a fan of his comedy.
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