In uncertain times, people look for simple answers to complex problems. The latest example is "QAnon," a movement that claims, among other things, that the coronavirus is a "global bioweapon". But are all conspiracy theories nonsense? Source: https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/qanon-und-vers
A look at how success is painted to younger children and how this can in fact lead them away from their own true path... Music: Monkeys spinning monkeys by Kevin Macleod Licensed under Creative Commons, Attribution 3.0 Unported http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Click here to see more vi
Some conspiracy theorists think the Earth is actually flat. How can we prove that this theory is incorrect? Follow Us! https://twitter.com/LifeNoggin https://facebook.com/LifeNoggin Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifeNoggin Life Noggin is a weekly animated educational series. W
Cognitive dissonance is based on the idea that we change and reconcile two ideas that are psychologically incompatible. When the two contradictory ideas are deeply ingrained in our identity, this mental imbalance can become overwhelming and intoxicate our minds – and as a result, we may even believe
WhiteDate is a platform of white supremacists aimed at racists and anti-Semites – and is based on outdated infrastructure. What the 8,000 members didn't know was that some of the Nazis flirted with realistic-looking chatbots this year - and even fell in love with them. Using a combination of automat
Five reasons you might hesitate to get the COVID vaccine, and why you should probably get it anyway: 0:46 - Unknown risks 1:48 - Effectiveness 2:28 - Fake news 3:30 - COVID conspiracy theories 4:00 - Your right not to be vaccinated Even if you are worried about getting the COVID vaccine, or are c
The principles of persuasion are a set of psychological rules to influence others. In his book "Influence", Robert Cialdini presents 6 main principles: reciprocity, scarcity, authority, consistency, sympathy and consensus. Later, he added a 7th principle: uniformity. Knowing these rules can be helpf
