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The conversation continues as we dive deeper into the emerging science of cognitive immunology and how it relates to our well-being.
Harvesting Happiness is proud to partner with the researchers and scholars at the Mental Immunity Project (MIP) and Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative (CIRCE).
Listen to two separate 9-part Harvesting Happiness podcast productions that explore the emerging science of cognitive immunology. Both unique series examine how and why disinformation, conspiracy theories, and media propaganda are used to undermine critical thinking and common sense. This impacts how we think and behave as well as our collective well-being.
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In this episode, Lisa speaks with the founder of the Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative (CIRCE) and author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think, Dr. Andy Norman about the science of mental immunity and the brilliant minds behind the CIRCE project.
Andy Norman — Think & Behave Better:
The CIRCE coalition is a mix of educators and researchers from various professions with a common goal of protecting and preserving humanity through better thinking. [4:32]
Andy shares the names and fields of study of the brain trust of CIRCE members. [9:09]
What drives humans' desire to learn and know more? [17:47]
How ideas can hijack minds. [21:17]
About Lisa’s guests:
Andy Norman is the award-winning author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think. His work has appeared in Scientific American, Psychology Today, Psychiatric Times, Skeptic, Free Inquiry, and The Humanist. He has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience, NPR, and The BBC’s Naked Scientist. His research illuminates the evolutionary origins of human reasoning, the norms that make dialogue fruitful, and the workings of the mind’s immune system. He champions the emerging science of mental immunity as the antidote to disinformation, propaganda, hate, and division. He is the founder of the Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative (CIRCE), a global think-tank leading the effort to inoculate humanity against cognitive contagion.
Book: Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think
Andy Norman Author on Facebook
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