Michael Schurmer: How do you deal with the world that accepts so much pseudo science and supernatural things, but then denies real science? Chuck Knight: I don't know. Like, what is it in us? Is there something in us that makes that like happen? When we come back, we'll give Michael a chance to answer that question.
Why do rational people believe irrational things? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down media literacy, the psychology behind conspiracy theories, and how to combat our cognitive biases with author and science historian, Michael Shermer.
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