Lying is more complicated than we think
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Every single one of us has been lied to. And very often, we believe those lies. Take a look inside Johnny’s actual brain to see why we fall for those lies and what we can do about it.
Special thanks to:
- MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Affective Brain Lab ()
- Tali Sharot, PhD, Director of Affective Brain Lab
- India Pinhorn, Affective Brain Lab Coordinator
- Steven Shannon, Operations Manager at MIT MRI Center
- Stephen Lewandowsky, PhD
- Andrew Gordon, PhD
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-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
00:00 Introduction
01:00 We love info
05:18 Why we Lie
07:24 Building our brain tower
10:21 Repetition
15:50 Confirmation
29:37 An easier way
31:54 What to do
About:
Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.
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