Psychologist Dan Ariely explores the reasons behind why a large number of people believe in conspiracies and doubt the system.

How much of a threat might widespread misbelief be to our societies?

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Misinformation affects all of us on a daily basis. While we recognise the dangers that misinformation poses, the problem is complex far beyond what policing social media alone can achieve and too often our limited solutions are shaped by partisan politics and individual interpretations of truth. Dan Ariely offers us a new perspective given his new work to overcome misbeliefs and conspiracy theories about him.

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Dan Ariely is James B. Duke Professor of psychology and behavioural economics at Duke University. He explores the secrets of irrationality, explains why rational people believe irrational things and what we can do about it. His latest book is Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things.

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00:00 Introduction
00:13 A conspiracy on Dan Ariely
05:20 The need for conspiracy theories
07:25 Stress
08:50 Complex stories and superstition
10:20 Confirmation bias
11:30 How to convince people

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