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TED2010

• February 2010

Michael Shermer siger at menneskehedens tendens til at tro på mærkelige ting -- fra bortførelse fra rumsvæsner til søge pinde -- kan koges ned til to af hjernens mest basale, indgroede overlevelsesevner. Han forklarer hvad de er, og hvordan de får os rodet ud i problemer.

Michael Shermer siger at menneskehedens tendens til at tro på mærkelige ting -- fra bortførelse fra rumsvæsner til søge pinde -- kan koges ned til to af hjernens mest basale, indgroede overlevelsesevner. Han forklarer hvad de er, og hvordan de får os rodet ud i problemer.

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Michael Shermer debunks myths, superstitions and urban legends -- and explains why we believe them. Along with publishing Skeptic Magazine, he's author of Why People Believe Weird Things and The Mind of the Market.

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