Tag: Steven Mithen
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The Fiction Fix: Cognitive Fluidity & Fake News
Steven Mithen explains cognitive fluidity in his book The Prehistory of the Mind: The Cognitive Origins of Art, Religion and Science. Our brain mixes up different realities, leading to surprising combinations. I propose an idea that follows up on this: perhaps some people’s desperation for a fiction fix helps them fall into conspiracy traps.
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