Out of the Rabbit Hole
Hidden Brain - A podcast by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam - Luni
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Cognitive scientist Nafees Hamid studies the minds of people drawn to radical or fringe ideas. This week, he takes us on a deep dive into the motivations of people on the brink of extremism -- and those who have already been radicalized. We examine what prompts people to turn to violence, and how to pull them back from the seductive appeal of extremist ideas.