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By Neil deGrasse Tyson

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

S13 E48

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Published November 01, 2022 2:00am

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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Photo Credit: Charlie Duke, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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