People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

Why are humans so gullible?, with Brian Dunning, host of the Skeptoid podcast

Jan 23, 2023 · 44 min · Episode 95
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A talk with Brian Dunning, who you might call a professional skeptic. He has been doing the Skeptoid podcast since 2006, and is the creator of multiple books and video projects aimed at promoting critical thinking and skepticism. We talk about the reasons why we're so often drawn to pseudoscience, bullshit, and no/low-evidence ideas in general. I also get his takes on assorted ideas, such as chiropractic work, acupuncture, UFOs, eye movement desensitization therapy, the placebo effect, and more. 

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