Neil deGrasse Tyson: Why do people believe conspiracies? Michael Sherrod: I just want to enter on common ground here with you. Star Talk is your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide. The latest episode of Cosmic Queries begins right now at 8 p.m. ET.
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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