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245 - The Conspiracy Theorist Who Changed His Mind - Tim Harford

You Are Not So Smart

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The Conversations That Charlie Had That Changed His Mind

Charlie Gibson had a Brazilian heritage and his father worked in the oil business. When he came to the UK, people there were prejudiced against him and made fun of him. So then he wanted to do something and he wanted to question the world. After 9-11, he felt like this is evidence for what I have been talking about. And that is how he found his way into the truth or community - an online community with similar anxieties.

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