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Collective Illusions Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions

Todd Rose

Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and social psychology research, an acclaimed author demonstrates how so much of our thinking is informed by false assumptions—making us dangerously mistrustful as a society and needlessly unhappy as individuals.

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The Tucker Carlson Show

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The Tucker Carlson Show

Mike Rowe mentioned this book by Todd Rose, describing its focus on collective illusions and how 80% of Twitter information is created by 10% of users, influencing widespread beliefs.

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He's become a friend of mine. In fact, I had him on my podcast not long ago. And they do really, really important research that has to do primarily with collective illusions. In fact, he has a book ca...

— Episode: Mike Rowe

Episode: Mike Rowe

Mike Rowe mentioned this book by Todd Rose, describing its focus on collective illusions and how 80% of Twitter information is created by 10% of users, influencing widespread beliefs.

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He's become a friend of mine. In fact, I had him on my podcast not long ago. And they do really, really important research that has to do primarily with collective illusions. In fact, he has a book called collective illusions.

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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The Mel Robbins Podcast

Mel and Todd discussed the book as Todd's most recent bestseller that reveals the biggest lies people are told about themselves and how conformity shapes behavior.

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He's written a number of bestselling books, including his most recent, Collective Illusions, which reveals the biggest lies that you and I have been told about ourselves and what other people believe.

— Episode: This One Research Study Will Change How...

Episode: This One Research Study Will Change How You Think...

Mel and Todd discussed the book as Todd's most recent bestseller that reveals the biggest lies people are told about themselves and how conformity shapes behavior.

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He's written a number of bestselling books, including his most recent, Collective Illusions, which reveals the biggest lies that you and I have been told about ourselves and what other people believe.

You feel like there's this big cost if you just don't go with the flow ... And you write a lot in your bestselling book, Collective Illusions, about the fact that we are fundamentally wired to conform.

One of the terms I'd love to have you talk a little bit about is this term collective illusions. It's the title of your bestselling book.

Well, you know, Todd, you wrote the book on this.

The Megyn Kelly Show

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The Megyn Kelly Show

It was mentioned in the context of the idea that many people's views may not be as much in the minority as they believe, because they are afraid to speak up due to group mentality.

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Maybe your views aren't so minority. Maybe they are majority because people are afraid to espouse them.

— Episode: Parents Pushed to Breaking Points, COVID...

Episode: Parents Pushed to Breaking Points, COVID Child Abu...

It was mentioned in the context of the idea that many people's views may not be as much in the minority as they believe, because they are afraid to speak up due to group mentality.

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Maybe your views aren't so minority. Maybe they are majority because people are afraid to espouse them.

Episode: Smug CNN, Silencing Speech, and Misguided Biden, w...

It explores the science behind why humans make bad decisions and how conformity and complicity can lead to collective illusions, which were discussed in the context of social media and groupthink.

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Collective Illusions, Conformity, Complicity and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions is out this week.

compromising personal integrity for the sake of belonging wears away at one's self esteem.

we have to commit to this. We have to recognize that being true to ourselves and true about ourselves to other people isn't just good for us. It is. It may be the most important thing you can do to the group that matters most to you.

Am I crazy? Or did the entire country go crazy almost overnight?

we have to find the moral courage to be honest with each other about what we think, and we've got to have the civic courage to make it safe for other people to do so as well.

Episode: Smug CNN, Silencing Speech, and Misguided Biden, w...

It explored the science behind why people make bad decisions, specifically discussing conformity and complicity, and the role of social media and authority in shaping our choices.

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Collective Illusions, Conformity, Complicity and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions is out this week.

compromising personal integrity for the sake of belonging wears away at one's self esteem.

Collective Illusions, Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions.

Episode: Smug CNN, Silencing Speech, and Misguided Biden, w...

It explored the science behind why people make bad decisions, focusing on conformity and the phenomenon of collective illusions, particularly in the context of social media.

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Collective Illusions, Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions

compromising personal integrity for the sake of belonging wears away at one's self esteem

Adam Carolla Show

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Adam Carolla Show

It was described as a really interesting book that explores the concept of collective illusions and how people often go along with something they don't privately agree with because they incorrectly believe the majority agrees.

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And a really interesting book. You're going to love it.

— Episode: Gene Simmons on R&B and Paprikash + Todd...

Episode: Gene Simmons on R&B and Paprikash + Todd Rose on C...

It was described as a really interesting book that explores the concept of collective illusions and how people often go along with something they don't privately agree with because they incorrectly believe the majority agrees.

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And a really interesting book. You're going to love it.

"Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions" is available now wherever you find books

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