Ep 50 - Varn-ishing the "Truth" Part 2 - (w/ C Derick Varn)

Part 2 of our extended conversation with Derick Varn. The full talk is up at Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic/ - C Derick Varn continues to give us a primer on how to interpret conspiratorial claims, including: wondering why _has_ conspiracy culture resurged in popularity lately, how to help people handle ambiguity, why ethos is handy in person-to-person coversations, 9/11 stuff, Bayesian probability. This is part 2 of a 3 part episode. ------ Links: - Derick Varn's previous appearance: http://goo.gl/RHtnGy - - - - Varn's first collection of poetry _Apocalyptics_ is out from Unlikely Press. http://www.unlikelystories.org/unlikely-books/apocalyptics - Check out Varn's podcasts Symptomatic Redness here: https://dietsoap.podomatic.com/ - Follow Jacob on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/jacobmercy - @jacobmercy @givingthemic - Questions/comments/suggestions for great local Korean food: [email protected] - http://facebook.com/givingthemic/ - Help us make the show! http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic - - - - Main theme by The Mysterious Breakfast'r Cereal on SoundCloud @chiptheme - - All items trademarked and copyright their respective owners. Please don't sue. Please don't sue. Please don't sue.