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Tag Archives: confirmation bias
Robert F Kennedy Jr and vaccines : How even the brightest can fall victim to conspiracy thinking
Robert F Kennedy Jr, famously one of Robert “Bobby” Kennedy, Sr ‘s 11 children, has made press many times over the last ten years with his staunch anti-vaccination views. In 2005, he wrote an article for Salon.com proclaiming that a government conspiracy … Continue reading
Posted in Biases & heuristics, Confirmation bias, What's the harm
Tagged anti-science, anti-vax, autism, bobby kennedy sr, confirmation bias, consequences, heuristics and biases, kennedy, phil plait, psychology, robert f kenndy jr, robert f kennedy, robert kennedy sr, slate.com, thimerosal, vaccination
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Psychology of A&E9/11Truth on SGU
This week’s Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe features a discussion (starting at 38:20) of the claims made by Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth. A&E9/11Truth is a conspiracist organisation whose main argument is that the collapse of the three World … Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Biases & heuristics, Confirmation bias
Tagged 9/11 Truth, anomaly hunting, confirmation bias, evidence, podcasts, psychology, SGU
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The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories 