Host Michael Taft speaks with writer, science journalist, and psychology nerd David McRaney about what types of conversations actually cause human beings to vary their minds; the fascinating on-the-ground research of groups like Street Epistemology and Deep Canvassers, the stories of individuals deciding to depart insular in-groups akin to the Westboro Baptist church and 11th of September Truthers, the deep neuroscience behind “The Dress” phenomenon, the role of storytelling in human interactions, and rather more.
David McRaney currently hosts a bi-weekly, top-100 podcast about human judgment and decision-making, and recently created a documentary about IQ and genius and a television show about learn how to higher predict the impact of technological disruption. His most up-to-date book is , in regards to the science, and the experience, of transformation.
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