Have feelings taken over the world? Have we lost our collective grip on rationality? And what can a panic about nothing at Oxford Circus last year tell us about our relationship with the truth?
With author of 'Nervous States', William Davies.
Plus a recommendation for another podcast (because we're generous like that) about social network theory.
Links
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<li><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1114367/nervous-states/9781787330108.html">Nervous States - Penguin Books</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/08/high-anxiety-how-feelings-took-over-the-world">How feelings took over the world | Culture | The Guardian</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dastardlycleverness.com/why-we-vote">Dastardly Cleverness episode featuring Mirta Galesic</a></li>
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