Magic + Loss

Magic + Loss

How to Change a Mind

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Virginia Heffernan
Jul 18, 2022
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In a time when people are more dug in than ever on partisan beliefs about the world, is it ever possible to change anybody's mind? Science journalist David McRaney, author of the new book How Minds Change, says yes. Last week on This is Critical, McRaney and Virginia investigate the psychology of how we come by our beliefs — and the tried-and-true metho…

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