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How to Argue Against Conspiracies (Without Losing Your Mind)

Michael Marshall, President, Merseyside Skeptics Society & Editor, The Skeptics

24-Mar-25 18:00

How to Argue Against Conspiracies (Without Losing Your Mind)

Flat earthers, anti-vaxxers, and TikTok grifters… Why do people believe in bad science, and is there any way to change their minds? Michael Marshall joins us to unpack the psychology behind conspiracies, why debunking bad science is so difficult, why trust in experts is fading, and how to push back without making things worse.

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Produced by: Sudais Ferhard, Sharaad Kuttan

Presented by: Sharaad Kuttan


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Categories:  technology,  controversies,  international,  environment,  culture,  History/Heritage,  wellness

Tags:  debunking myths,  psychology behind conspiracies,  conspiracy theories,  flat earth,  anti-vax,  tiktok,  pseudoscience, 


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