Conspiracy Theories

In this Christmas episode of The Infinite Monkey Cage, Brian Cox and Robin Ince head to the North Pole to explore the dazzling science behind the northern lights, the extreme adaptations that help animals - and even Santa Claus - survive the Arctic cold, and how the Earth’s magne ...  Show more

In perhaps the monkiest Infinite Monkey Cage episode there’s ever been, Brian Cox and Robin Ince attempt to uncover the secrets of love, lust and friendship in primates. Swinging by to offer a hand (or tail) are evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar, anthropologist Jo Setchell, ...  Show more

Conspiracy theories: Laurie Taylor talks to Thomas Konda, Professor of Political Science at SUNY, Plattsburgh, about the history and changing nature of conspiracy theories. Why have such wild theories overrun America? Also, Hugo Leal, Methods Fellow at the University of Cambridge ...  Show more

Bob, Wade, and Mark attempt to separate fact from fiction, venturing into the curious world of conspiracy theories. Maybe even a little too far... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

In this episode, I present a conference presentation I gave about conspiracy theories organized by Brian Keeley and MRX Dentith. It's titled, "A Critique of Skeptical Reason." Dr. Dentith hosts a podcast called The Podcaster’s Guide to the Conspiracy and can be found here: https: ...  Show more

sooo today, we’re unraveling the world of conspiracy theories. we’ll chat about why some people get obsessed with these wild ideas and why I think they’re both stupid and fun. from the idea that the cure for cancer is being hidden to the infamous claim that jeffrey epstein didn’t ...  Show more