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When Your Thoughts Are Not Your Own

When Your Thoughts Are Not Your Own

FromWith Friends Like These


When Your Thoughts Are Not Your Own

FromWith Friends Like These

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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
May 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

So far this season of “WFLT: Converts Edition,” we’ve focused on why the brain resists change — but that doesn’t mean that people give up on trying. Previous episodes have taught us that arguing doesn’t work and that people’s beliefs can be impervious to facts. But what about the blunt force approach? What about… brainwashing?
We'll talk to science writer Kathleen Turner, author of the book, "Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control.”
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Released:
May 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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New Season: “With Friends Like These: Converts”. Humans tend not to change their minds, so we’re going to see what we can learn from looking at people that have changed their minds about really big things: religion, politics and also psychic healing, criminal justice and more. We’ll examine historical accounts of converts, the ways we change our brain when we change our mind, and we’ll tell the stories of people who’ve been through it all. New episodes every Friday.