Bestselling author and linguist Amanda Montell joins psychotherapist Joe Nucci to unpack the psychology behind our modern-day psychological biases.
Topics we cover:
- Cognitive biases like the Illusory Truth Effect and Confirmation Bias
- The cult of celebrity
- How to think more clearly in a world of noise
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