The David Sirota Show - Thursday 8-11-11 Hour 2

David McRaney our special guest to talk about his AlterNet piece Why do People Believe Stupid Stuff, Even When They’re Confronted With the Truth. David is the author of the upcoming book You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You’re Deluding Yourself. At 8:25 we threw out news stories and at 8:35 we talked with Jeff Ryan about his book Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America.

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  1. The David Sirota Show - Thursday 8-11-11 Hour 2

    David McRaney our special guest to talk about his AlterNet piece Why do People Believe Stupid Stuff, Even When They’re Confronted With the Truth. David is the author of the upcoming book You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You’re Deluding Yourself. At 8:25 we threw out news stories and at 8:35 we talked with Jeff Ryan about his book Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America.

    —Huffduffed by hugo one year ago

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    —Huffduffed by Kevan 11 months ago

  3. Episode 113: Interview with Scott Lilienfeld on the 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology | The Psych Files Podcast

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    http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2009/12/episode-113-interview-with-scott-lilienfeld-on-the-50-great-myths-of-popular-psychology/

    —Huffduffed by michaelfox one year ago