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Tag Archives: Conspiracy theories

16 Mar
Philosophy & Psychology

The tyranny of story

  • 16/03/2023
  • By author-avatar Ian Robinson
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Story was once a tool for understanding the world and for improving it. The hero or heroine always defeated the monsters. Today, sto...

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17 Feb
Law & Politics

The spread of QAnon beyond the United States

  • 17/02/2023
  • By author-avatar Robert Dover
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The name crops up all over the place, but many people have no real understanding of what QAnon is, or why an estimated 22 per cent o...

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02 Nov
History

How Hitler conspiracies and other Holocaust disinformation undermine democratic institutions

  • 03/11/2022
  • By author-avatar Carson Phillips
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Godwin’s Law posits that any online argument, if it continues long enough, will inevitably invoke a comparison to Hitler. Per...

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28 Aug
Science & Health

Misinformation: The common thread between pandemics

  • 28/08/2022
  • By author-avatar Cristian Apetrei
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Since health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 cases, misinformation has spread just as quickly as the virus. Social med...

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01 Aug
Letters to the Editor

The American scream

  • 01/08/2022
  • By author-avatar Rationale Magazine
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Editor’s note: If you would like to submit a letter for possible publication, please email it to editor@rationalist.com.au. See our ...

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14 Jul
Philosophy & Psychology

Why conspiracy theories are exciting – and dangerous

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Donovan Schaefer
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Conspiracy theories have been around for centuries, from witch trials and antisemitic campaigns to beliefs that Freemasons we...

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31 May
Philosophy & Psychology

Why are we so vulnerable to bad information?

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Andrew Perfors
  • 1 comment
There are two fundamental reasons why misinformation is a bigger problem than ever before. The first is tied to the rise of the inte...

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29 Apr
Science & Health

Has Covid destroyed our trust in experts?

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Carrick Ryan
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It started with a tweet. On 14 January 2020, as the world waited anxiously for news about the emerging virus in Wuhan, the World Health...

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20 Mar
Philosophy & Psychology

Why we trust experts – even when they admit they don’t know the answer

  • 22/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Erik Gustafsson
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We constantly make decisions about who to trust. Much of the time we’re bombarded with massive amounts of information on all sorts o...

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05 Dec
Science & Health

Are conspiracy theories just part of our evolutionary history?

  • 09/09/2022
  • By author-avatar Jack Dikian
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Conspiracy theories and medical misinformation about the coronavirus started to spread through social media sites almost immediately af...

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