Ch 1 The Case for Gullibility. Why would people be gullible? Because, thanks to the power of human communication, we can learn so much from others. Ft. Cleon, Nongqawuse, pizzagate’s E.W. Welch, Milgram, Asch, Pete Richerson, Rob Boyd, @JoHenrich
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Ch 2 Vigilance in Communication. With great power comes great opportunity: when we rely on communication, we run the risk of being misled, and must be vigilant. Ft. bees, Arabian babblers, Tomson’s gazelles, bowerbirds, pregnancy
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Ch 3 Evolving Open-Mindedness. We evolved to be increasingly open to influence, thanks to sophisticated open vigilance mechanisms. As a result, the less we think, the harder we are to influence. Ft. brainwashing, subliminal advertising
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Ch 4 What to Believe? When we read/hear something, first thing we do is check if it fits w/ our prior beliefs. If not, we tend to reject. Good arguments can overcome initial disbelief. Ft.
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Ch 5 Who Knows Best? Another reason to overcome disbelief: when we realize others have more info, are more competent, or that many agree Ft. Sabine Moreau, Condorcet, Asch & Milgram again, baboons, xkcd https://www.xkcd.com/archive/index.html …
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Ch 6 Who to Trust? How do we spot liars and untrustworthy sources? Not by seeing who’s fidgeting, but by keeping track of incentives and reputations. Ft.
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Ch 7 What to Feel? We’re vigilant towards emotional signals. As a result, emotions aren’t contagious and crowds aren’t irrational. Ft. laughter in Tanganyika, crowd psychologists, la Bastille, girls from Le Roy,
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Ch 8 Demagogues, Prophets, and Preachers. Most mass communication fails, except when it echoes what the population believes 1/2 Ft. Cleon & Nongqawuse again, Hitler, the rise of Christianity, Reverend Moon, a Dominican preacher, umbilical cords that help win lawsuits
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Ch 9 Propagandists, Campaigners, and Advertisers. Most mass communication fails, except when it echoes what the population believes 2/2 Ft. Nazi and Stalinist propaganda, George Clooney
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Ch 10 Titillating Rumors. Why many rumors are true, and the false ones often surprisingly harmless bits of mind candy Ft. the rumeur d’Orléans, Obama as a Muslim, David Dao, Truthers, pizzagate
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Ch 11 From Circular Reporting to Supernatural Beliefs. When people owe their opinion to the same source, but appear to have formed it independently, they prove more convincing than they should Ft. Nigerien Uranium, the Duna, a friend of a friend,https://psyarxiv.com/5czka/
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Ch 12 Witches’ Confessions and Other Useful Absurdities. Why confessions are so persuasive, and how to make friends using stupid or offensive beliefs. Ft. teleporting Kim Jong-il, Jeffrey Deskovic, Tituba, flat earthers, negationists, Azande witches
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Ch 13 Futile Fake News. Can believing absurdities lead to commit atrocities (or act stupid in general)? As a rule, it’s acting stupid that makes us believe absurdities. Ft. bloodletting for hemorrhage, pogroms, a Male Ejaculation Bill, polarization, filter bubbles
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Ch 14 Shallow Gurus. Using shortcuts to decide who to trust is, on the whole, a good idea, but also helps misconceptions spread at the margin. Ft. the trinity, “something that distinguishes itself from being named” (Lacan), physics, InfoWars
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Ch 15 Angry Pundits and Skillful Con Men. How pundits trick us into thinking they’re on our side, and why, conmen notwithstanding, we trust too little rather than too much. Ft. Fox News, The Sting, Kevin Mitnick, 419 scams, Toshio Yamagishihttps://aeon.co/ideas/the-smart-move-we-learn-more-by-trusting-than-by-not-trusting …
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Ch 16 The Case against Gullibility. Explains why we mistakenly believe others (but not us!) to be gullible, and how we can be wrong without being gullible. Ft. Mao, Putin, the Trajan column, Germinal
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