Roots of Conspiracy Theory - Dr. Quassim Cassam

Today, our alien scientists meet up with Dr. Quassim Cassam, a philosopher at the University of Warwick who specializes in perception and acquisition of knowledge. He is particularly interested in the ways in which we come to doubt what we know and has recently written a book on the subject of mistrust called "Conspiracy Theories." The conversation investigates new ways to assess the validity of information and how to navigate the border between skepticism and outright distrust.   Please subscribe & review our channel so we can bring you more like this!!!   Support Dr. Cassam & DS when you buy his books: Conspiracy Theories:  https://amzn.to/34C0JAD Vices of the Mind:  https://amzn.to/3l3skQK  More readings from us: https://demystifyingscience.com  Our Free Weekly Newsletter:  http://eepurl.com/gRUCZL  Let's talk!  @DemystifySci Twitter: https://twitter.com/demystifysci Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demystifysci Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/demystifysci Podcast: https://anchor.fm/demystifying-science  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Music: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shilo Delay:  https://soundcloud.com/laterisgone  Mermaids by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6403-mermaids License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/