342 - The Conspiracy Theorist Who Changed His Mind

You Are Not So Smart by You Are Not So Smart

Jun 22, 202600:47:15Science & Medicine

Tim Harford of the podcast Cautionary Tales sits down with David McRaney to hear a story from David's book, How Minds Change, about how (and why) a prominent conspiracy theorist realized he was wrong.

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