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From the Vault: The Gods Must Be Counterintuitive

From the Vault: The Gods Must Be Counterintuitive

FromStuff To Blow Your Mind


From the Vault: The Gods Must Be Counterintuitive

FromStuff To Blow Your Mind

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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Aug 3, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What’s the key to a lasting myth, a captivating religion or a sensational film pitch? Some cognitive scientists and anthropologists argue that the key is a minimally counterintuitive narrative: the right balance of the mundane with just a dash of the unreasonable and unexpected. Join Robert and Joe as they discuss the minimal counterintuitiveness effect. (Originally published August 2, 2018)
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Released:
Aug 3, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.