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342 - The Conspiracy Theorist Who Changed His Mind

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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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342 - The Conspiracy Theorist Who Changed His Mind is an episode from You Are Not So Smart by You Are Not So Smart. Tim Harford of the podcast Cautionary Tales sits down with David McRaney to hear a story from David's book, How Minds Change...

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342 - The Conspiracy Theorist Who Changed His Mind

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