Andy Norman (@drandyno) directs the Humanism Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University, is the founder of CIRCE, and is the award-winning author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think.

Like our bodies, our minds and cultures have immune systems, and they can break down under certain conditions.
How the root cause of contemporary divisiveness is a compromise of these mental and cultural immune systems.
What it takes for certain ideologies to weaken our mental and cultural immune systems.
Why, if you want to effectively persuade others, you must also show your willingness to be persuadable.
How you can inoculate your mind (and help others protect themselves) against divisive ideologies to build the mental rigidity to withstand their influence.
And much more...

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/590

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