211 - QAnon and Conspiratorial Narratives
You Are Not So Smart
English - July 25, 2021 19:01 - 1 hour - 75.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratingsScience health psychology neuroscience culture mental health brain business mind Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When we talk about conspiracy theories we tend to focus on what people believe instead of why, and, more importantly, why they believe those things and not other things. In this episode, we sit down with two psychologists working to change that, and in addition, change the term itself from conspiracy theory to conspiracy narrative, which more accurately describes what makes any one conspiracy appealing enough to form a community around it and in rare cases result in collective action.
- Show notes at youarenotsosmart.com