# Dan Kahan

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Truth, Trust, and the Epistemic Crisis (S01E03)

S01E03 - The Current: "Truth, Trust, and the Epistemic Crisis" Chapters: 00:00 Intro Hook 00:37 The Setup from Monday 02:11 Part One: The Old World vs. The New World 06:18 Part Two: Why This Creates Such Division 10:02 Part Three: Real-World Application 15:12 Part Four: Connecting to the Framework …

Ep. 34 - Understanding Collector Psychology

Why do watch debates get so heated, so fast — and why does no one ever change their mind? On episode 34 of the SJX Podcast, Brandon sits down with King Flum, collector and author of the ScrewDownCrown Substack, to dig into the psychology behind the arguments that define online watch communities. Dr…

How to Overcome Confirmation Bias

Confirmation bias is shaping your decisions right now. Not occasionally. Every day. And the unsettling part is that the smarter you are, the harder it is to see it happening. By the end of this episode you'll know exactly what confirmation bias is. How to recognize when it has taken over a room. A…

WS MoreOrLess: Does politics make us get our sums wrong?

To what degree do our personal opinions cloud our judgement? Yale University researchers have attempted to detect and measure how our political beliefs affect our ability to make rational decisions. The study suggests that our ability to do maths plummets when we are looking at data which clashes w…

MAGA Blames You For Trump

Gas prices went up. They blamed Biden. Tariffs are killing small businesses. They blame the media. Their retirement accounts are collapsing. They blame the deep state. Grocery prices are through the roof. They blame immigrants. The economy is contracting. They blame Democrats. Never Trump. Never on…

Why MAGA Lose Their Minds Over Facts

You have been in this argument before. You came prepared. You had the sources. You had the data. You had the court documents, the direct quotes, the video evidence. You laid it all out clearly, calmly, step by step. And the person you were talking to looked at everything you presented and said fake…

Why Do Conspiracy Theories Spread So Easily

There is a psychological reason for that. And it has almost nothing to do with intelligence. So I decided to do some research on conspiracy belief to understand what is actually going on here. Conspiracy theories do not spread because the evidence is strong. They spread because conspiracy theories …

Why Does the Right Seem So Stupid?

This is not a rhetorical question. It has a scientific answer. And once you understand it, a lot of things that have seemed baffling about American politics for the last decade start to make sense. Not infuriating. Not inexplicable. Predictable. The “I Did My Own Research” Problem You’ve seen it. A…

Why Trump Is Obsessed With Barack Obama

There is a question that has been sitting in the middle of American politics for twenty years and nobody has answered it honestly. Why can’t Trump stop talking about Barack Obama. Not occasionally. Not when it is politically relevant. Constantly. At rallies that have nothing to do with Obama. In in…

Why Trump Supporters Can’t Admit They’re Wrong Even When They’re Caught on Camera

Most people assume that if you show someone proof of what they did, they will accept it. A confession in court. A video of the act. Their own words on record. That is not how the human brain works. And a single interview proves it better than any study ever could. Jordan Klepper spent years intervi…