web01.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:34:49 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Psych - Episodes Tagged with “Conspiracy Theories” https://psych.fireside.fm/tags/conspiracy%20theories Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:00:00 -0400 Join two psychology professors (Paul Bloom and David Pizarro) as they cover a wide variety of topics about human psychology. Based on Paul Bloom’s new book Psych: The Story of the Human Mind. en-us episodic A podcast tour of the human mind David Pizarro Join two psychology professors (Paul Bloom and David Pizarro) as they cover a wide variety of topics about human psychology. Based on Paul Bloom’s new book Psych: The Story of the Human Mind. no introduction to psychology, intro psych, Paul Bloom, David Pizarro, psychology David Pizarro pizarro@gmail.com Chapter 8: Rationality https://psych.fireside.fm/8 baf838e5-ac87-44e0-ab4d-bd1849ef3831 Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:00:00 -0400 David Pizarro full David Pizarro Paul and David discuss human rationality and its limitations, including the heuristics-and-biases approach, System 1 and System 2, positive illusions, confirmation bias, motivated reasoning, and conspiracy theories. 56:00 no Paul and David discuss human rationality and its limitations, including the heuristics-and-biases approach, System 1 and System 2, positive illusions, confirmation bias, motivated reasoning, and conspiracy theories. Read the book that inspired the podcast: "Psych: The Story of the Human Mind (https://amzn.to/3YoZDAa)" [amazon.com] Email us with your psychology questions for a future episode!: askpsychpod@gmail.com introduction to psychology, intro psych, Paul Bloom, David Pizarro, rationality, reason, irrationality, conspiracy theories Paul and David discuss human rationality and its limitations, including the heuristics-and-biases approach, System 1 and System 2, positive illusions, confirmation bias, motivated reasoning, and conspiracy theories.

Read the book that inspired the podcast: "Psych: The Story of the Human Mind" [amazon.com]

Email us with your psychology questions for a future episode!: askpsychpod@gmail.com

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Read the book that inspired the podcast: "Psych: The Story of the Human Mind" [amazon.com]

Email us with your psychology questions for a future episode!: askpsychpod@gmail.com

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