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Conspiracy Theories: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational | Michael Shermer

Hidden Forces

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Hidden Forces by Michael Shermer

Michael Shermer's latest book is a framework for thinking about conspiracies. He says he wanted to focus on why people believe in conspiracy theories, and how they can be tested empirically. The last chapter of the book is his own massive research survey project on that subject.

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