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Book ImprintThe Andy Warhol Diaries with Anne-Marie GuarnieriBeauty editor and creative director Anne-Marie Guarnieri shares the book that made her want to move to New York City as a teenager - The Andy Warhol Diaries. She and host Rebecca Thandi Norman dive into the format of the diary (it's written by someone else), the tone of the entries, and how reading the diary can change one's perspective on Andy Warhol as both an artist and a human being. It's a nearly-thousand page tome that's just weird and propulsive enough to make you want to read the whole thing!Read The...2025-02-111h 02
Preach Where You Reach®E95: Andy NormanSend us a textAndy Norman - Managing Partner of GMF Steel Group and Founder & President of the Norman Family Foundation - shares his journey of faith and work including growing up Southern Baptist; really coming into his faith at 15; having a strong group of friends that helped one another through college; wanting to be a ferrier; the importance of good mentors; always having a desire to build things; feeling worthless when baseball dream collapsed; being a strong talent evaluator; how the adversity in baseball helped form him into who God has called him to be; the...2025-01-211h 06
Harvesting HappinessFreedom of Thought: Emotional Sanity Amidst Chaos with Andy Norman PhDThe widespread adoption of smartphones over the past two decades has created new avenues for remote influence and manipulation, reducing freedoms many took for granted. The extent of the emotional chaos this causes may only be partially understood. Is it possible to restore equanimity during chaos?For tips on finding inner peace and calm amidst turmoil and disorder, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with author, researcher, and founder of the Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative (CIRCE), Dr. Andy Norman.Andy offers his experienced insights on consumer culture, the goal of those who dehumanize others...2025-01-0928 min
Harvesting HappinessFreedom of Thought: Emotional Sanity Amidst Chaos with Andy Norman PhDThe widespread adoption of smartphones over the past two decades has created new avenues for remote influence and manipulation, reducing freedoms many took for granted. The extent of the emotional chaos this causes may only be partially understood. Is it possible to restore equanimity during chaos?For tips on finding inner peace and calm amidst turmoil and disorder, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with author, researcher, and founder of the Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative (CIRCE), Dr. Andy Norman.Andy offers his experienced insights on consumer culture, the goal of those who dehumanize...2025-01-0928 minHarvesting Happiness PodcastsFreedom of Thought: Emotional Sanity Amidst Chaos with Andy Norman PhDThe widespread adoption of smartphones over the past two decades has created new avenues for remote influence and manipulation, reducing freedoms many took for granted. The extent of the emotional chaos this causes may only be partially understood. Is it possible to restore equanimity during chaos?For tips on finding inner peace and calm amidst turmoil and disorder, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with author, researcher, and founder of the Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative (CIRCE), Dr. Andy Norman.Andy offers his experienced insights on consumer culture, the goal of those who dehumanize...2025-01-0900 min
In RealityHow To Immunize Your Mind Against False Beliefs with Carnegie Mellon University's Andy NormanToday's guest is Andy Norman, philosophy professor at Carnegie Mellon University and the author of a fascinating book, Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind Parasites and the Search for a Better way to Think. Andy argues that it’s possible to immunize the mind against harmful beliefs, just as it’s possible to immunize the body against germs. He and Eric discuss the evolutionary origins of skepticism, ideas that weaken the reasoned inquiry, how to decide whether a belief is reasonable, and applications of mental immunity in real life.Join Eric's 'Truth, Disinformation & The 2024 Elect...2024-08-0839 min
Harvesting Happiness Talk RadioThink and Behave Better: Summarizing the Science of Mental Immunity with Andy Norman, PhDThink and Behave Better: Summarizing the Science of Mental Immunity with Andy Norman, PhD
Harvesting Happiness is proud to partner with the researchers and scholars at the Mental Immunity Project (MIP) and Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative (CIRCE).
Listen to two separate 9-part Harvesting Happiness podcast productions that explore the emerging science of cognitive immunology. Both unique series examine how and why disinformation, conspiracy theories, and media propaganda are used to undermine critical thinking and common sense. This impacts how we think and behave as well as our collective well-being.
This episode is #9 of 9 on our flagship podcast. You can also...2024-02-2833 minHarvesting HappinessCognitive Immunity: Protection and Preservation of Humanity through Better Thinking with Andy Norman PhDHarvesting Happiness is proud to partner with the researchers and scholars at the Mental Immunity Project (MIP) and Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative (CIRCE). This episode is part of a series exploring disinformation, media literacy, and the emerging science of cognitive immunology. The media has already begun priming the pump for the 2024 election cycle in the US. Swaying the average American to believe one thing over another will be the target of billions of dollars of advertising spending. Will all of the information we are exposed to be true? Probably not, but how do we know? What...2024-01-0437 minHarvesting HappinessCognitive Immunity: Protection and Preservation of Humanity through Better Thinking with Andy Norman PhDHarvesting Happiness is proud to partner with the researchers and scholars at the Mental Immunity Project (MIP) and Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative (CIRCE). This episode is part of a series exploring disinformation, media literacy, and the emerging science of cognitive immunology. The media has already begun priming the pump for the 2024 election cycle in the US. Swaying the average American to believe one thing over another will be the target of billions of dollars of advertising spending. Will all of the information we are exposed to be true? Probably not, but how do we know? What...2024-01-0436 minHarvesting Happiness PodcastsCognitive Immunity: Protection and Preservation of Humanity through Better Thinking with Andy Norman PhDHarvesting Happiness is proud to partner with the researchers and scholars at the Mental Immunity Project (MIP) and Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative (CIRCE). This episode is part of a series exploring disinformation, media literacy, and the emerging science of cognitive immunology. The media has already begun priming the pump for the 2024 election cycle in the US. Swaying the average American to believe one thing over another will be the target of billions of dollars of advertising spending. Will all of the information we are exposed to be true? Probably not, but how do we know? What...2024-01-0400 min
Arash's World PodcastMental Immunity with Dr. Andy Norman: Keeping it Real, the Information Environment Healthy and Our Critical and Rational Thinking IntactIn this episode, I have the great pleasure of speaking with Dr. Andy Norman, researcher, public philosopher, and author of “Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think” and one of the founders of the Mental Immunity Project on how to boost your mental immunity by protecting yourself and guarding against infectious ideas and mind parasites.
Dr. Norman explains how the mind like the body has an immune system and how we can immunize ourselves against flawed thinking, biases, and conspiracy theories. Through mind inoculation, we can also prepare for upco...2023-12-2043 min
Curiosity InvitedEpisode 46 - Andy Norman Andy Norman, PhD, is the award-winning author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think. His work has appeared in Scientific American, Psychology Today, Skeptic, Free Inquiry, and The Humanist. He has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience, public radio, The BBC’s Naked Scientist, and The Young Turks. His research illuminates the evolutionary origins of human reasoning, the norms that make dialogue fruitful, and the workings of the mind’s immune system. He champions the emerging science of mental immunity as the antidote to disinformation, propaganda, hate, and division. He likes to he...2023-12-0546 min
Rethinking CommunicationEp 114: Andy Norman | Why it feels dangerous to challenge our deepest beliefsMuch of our language these days carries with it an unspoken message — an undertone of an individualistic, self-serving, perhaps even entitled mindset about not just our actions, but our beliefs and opinions. But what of our responsibilities to others? Do those even exist? Or, what of our responsibilities to question ourselves? Is that a thing? In this episode, I welcome back Andy Norman. Andy was my guest back in episode 65 when we discussed his book, Mental Immunity, and he’s the Co-Founder and CEO of The Mental Immunity Project. ...2023-10-301h 02
502 Conversations - Science, Skepticism, Pseudoscience, Philosophy, and more.502 Conversations with Andy Norman, author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to ThinkThis episode may also be viewed as a video here https://youtu.be/A564BmrXTAo
Andy Norman has a PhD in Philosophy from Northwestern University and is the award-winning author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think. andynorman.org
His research illuminates the evolutionary origins of human reasoning, the norms that make dialogue fruitful, and the workings of the mind’s immune system. He champions the emerging science of mental immunity as the antidote to disinformation, propaganda, hate, and division. His work has appeared in Scientific American, Psychology Today, Sk...2023-09-1857 min
Dying to be FoundAndre "Andy" Drath Featuring Evil Pudding PodcastIn June 1979, a young white male's remains were discovered in greater San Francisco, CA with multiple shotgun wounds leading to his death. This victim was given the name John Doe #89 for the next 36 years. But here's the twist. It's not often that cases like this cross the path of an serial killer, where a victim can be identified by opening up old files from one of the most evil men alive.Enter Sheriff Tom Dart, who in 2011 set out to bring the missing victims of John Wayne Gacy home to their loved ones. Sheriff Dart made a...2023-08-2439 min
Seize the Moment PodcastAndy Norman - Mental Immunity & Infectious Ideas: Debunking Disinformation and Cult Leaders | STM Podcast #180On episode 180, we welcome Andy Norman to discuss the principles of mental immunity, how ideas spread like viruses, why critics of the paradigm believe the fear of widespread misinformation is another overblown moral panic, learning how to play role of devil’s advocate effectively and ethically, how gurus and cult leaders attract their audience, whether we should debate fringe theorists, Alen’s tendency to empathize with every perspective and how doing so hurts and helps him, if people like RFK Jr are genuine truth-seekers, and how reframing debates as dialogues helps foster collective inquiry and knowledge. Andy Norm...2023-07-241h 17
The Rational View podcast with Dr. Al ScottBolstering your cognitive immunity with Dr. Andy NormanOn this episode I have a returning guest, Dr. Andy Norman, who’s group CIRCE is taking on a new challenge to fight the world’s disinformation problem. As an ally of The Rational View, Andy’s group of dedicated experts is looking for ways to boost society’s mental immunity against parasitic memes and the ever growing threat of misinformation.
Returning guest Andy Norman is the award-winning author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think. His work has appeared in Scientific American, Psychology Today, Psychiatric Times, Skeptic, Free Inquiry, and...2023-06-2445 min
The You Project#1177 Have You Immunised Your Mind? - Dr. Andy NormanAndy Norman, PhD, is back and this continuation of our last chat was enlightening, thought-provoking and educational. And if I do say so myself, mildly entertaining. Andy is the award-winning author of ‘Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think’. His work has appeared in Scientific American, Psychology Today, Skeptic, Free Inquiry, and The Humanist. He has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience, public radio, The BBC’s Naked Scientist, and The Young Turks. His research illuminates the evolutionary origins of human reasoning, the norms that make dialogue fruitful, and the workings of the mi...2023-05-211h 00
Beyond Packaging with Laura Foti & Matthew WrightThe Role of Technology in Food Manufacturing & Product Development, Andy Norman, Bob Evans FarmsIn this episode of Beyond the Shelf: The Product & Packaging Podcast, Laura Foti chats with Andy Norman, VP of IT at Bob Evans Farms. Andy has spent the last 25 years working with some of the nation's most well-known companies, such as NetJets and Wendy's. In his current role, he leads the company-wide IT strategy. He discusses the importance of an IT strategy that focuses on configurability vs. customization.You can learn more about Bob Evans Farms here: https://www.bobevansgrocery.com/Beyond the Shelf: The Product & Packaging Podcast is presented by Specright, the leader in...2023-03-0717 min
Gun Dog It YourselfGDIY PROFILE: Andy NormanNAME: Andy NormanBREED: Labrador Retriever and Springer SpanielLOCATION: Lincolnshire, EnglandTARGETS: Pheasants, DucksFAVORITE EPISODES: Ep. 161 Puppy Talk----GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter. All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way. Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their mistakes, helps promote the idea that WE ALL STARTED AT THE SAME PLACE!----Patreon and Partners:Support the Podc...2022-12-2237 minThe You Project#1018 Mental Immunity - Dr. Andy NormanDr. Andy Norman, PhD, is the award-winning author of ‘Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think’. Andy and I are kindred spirits; both fascinated with the vastness of the human mind and this chat is hands-down in my top twenty TYP episodes. I recently listened to him chat with Joe Rogan for over three hours (and was totally captivated), so to spend an hour with him exploring topics and ideas that fascinate me, was a privilege. We spoke about mental immunity and mind parasites (of course), confirmation bias, the impossibility of (total) obje...2022-12-1348 min
Inform PerformanceDarcy Norman (Performance Coach - US Men’s National Soccer Team & Lead Performance Strategist at Kitman Labs)Episode 108: Ben Ashworth chats to Darcy Norman a qualified PT, AT and S&C with over 20 years experience in the human performance industry. He is currently a performance coach for the US Mens National Soccer Team and the Lead Performance Strategist at Kitman Labs. Darcy has previously enjoyed roles at the German Mens National Team, A.S. Roma, FC Bayern Munich, EXOS and many other roles as a PT, AT and S&C Coach. This episode between Ben and Darcy was recorded a little ago whilst Ben was still at AC Sparta, with the conversation covering nuances of effectively wor...2022-08-3150 min
The Kevin Miller PodcastWhy Your Relationships Must Come Before Your Beliefs | with Tom Ziglar - Andy Norman Part 3Series wrap up on Andy Norman and his book, Mental Immunity. Here I bring on my frequent co-host, Tom Ziglar, CEO of Ziglar and son to Zig Ziglar, to talk about this concept of how we view our beliefs. What came out on the discussion was a question of what is more important. Our beliefs, or relationships? In our culture now that is arguing and polarizing about beliefs, what we most have is just a fight from two warring sides. And how similar is it often in our personal relationships? No one is considering the other, they are just...2022-08-2459 minThe Kevin Miller PodcastWhy Your Relationships Must Come Before Your Beliefs | with Tom Ziglar - Andy Norman Part 3Series wrap up on Andy Norman and his book, Mental Immunity. Here I bring on my frequent co-host, Tom Ziglar, CEO of Ziglar and son to Zig Ziglar, to talk about this concept of how we view our beliefs. What came out on the discussion was a question of what is more important. Our beliefs, or relationships? In our culture now that is arguing and polarizing about beliefs, what we most have is just a fight from two warring sides. And how similar is it often in our personal relationships? No one is considering the other, they are just...2022-08-2459 min
The Kevin Miller PodcastWhy Your Relationships Must Come Before Your Beliefs | with Tom Ziglar - Andy Norman Part 3Series wrap up on Andy Norman and his book, Mental Immunity. Here I bring on my frequent co-host, Tom Ziglar, CEO of Ziglar and son to Zig Ziglar, to talk about this concept of how we view our beliefs. What came out on the discussion was a question of what is more important. Our beliefs, or relationships? In our culture now that is arguing and polarizing about beliefs, what we most have is just a fight from two warring sides. And how similar is it often in our personal relationships? No one is considering the other, they are just...2022-08-2452 min
The Kevin Miller PodcastHow To Discern An Idea’s Value By Asking If It’s Useful And/Or True | Andy Norman Part 2I’m back with Andy Norman to walk through his personal values, motives, and habits in the key areas of life fulfillment so we can hear what has driven and does drive him to help us create mental immunity and consider our beliefs, and design a life that fulfills him. Previously in episode 1033 we talked about the message in Andy’s book, Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think. Andy is striving to help people develop immunity to bad ideas, and my focus with him was looking at how we define and embra...2022-08-2248 minThe Kevin Miller PodcastHow To Discern An Idea’s Value By Asking If It’s Useful And/Or True | Andy Norman Part 2I’m back with Andy Norman to walk through his personal values, motives, and habits in the key areas of life fulfillment so we can hear what has driven and does drive him to help us create mental immunity and consider our beliefs, and design a life that fulfills him. Previously in episode 1033 we talked about the message in Andy’s book, Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think. Andy is striving to help people develop immunity to bad ideas, and my focus with him was looking at how we define and embra...2022-08-2248 minThe Kevin Miller PodcastHow To Discern An Idea’s Value By Asking If It’s Useful And/Or True | Andy Norman Part 2I’m back with Andy Norman to walk through his personal values, motives, and habits in the key areas of life fulfillment so we can hear what has driven and does drive him to help us create mental immunity and consider our beliefs, and design a life that fulfills him. Previously in episode 1033 we talked about the message in Andy’s book, Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think. Andy is striving to help people develop immunity to bad ideas, and my focus with him was looking at how we define and embra...2022-08-2240 min
Future-Proof SellingSell Without Selling Out with Andy PaulAndy Paul has been in sales for over four decades. In his professional career I’ve sold everything from computers to small businesses to complex communications systems that sold for tens of millions of dollars to some of the world’s largest enterprises. Andy has grown and managed large sales teams from scratch and coached average performers into being top producers. Andy closed hundreds of millions of dollars in products and services before starting his own company. Andy is ranked #8 on LinkedIn's list of Top 50 Global Sales Experts and more than 170,000 people have signed up to fo...2022-08-2233 min
The Kevin Miller PodcastStrengthen Your Beliefs By Considering Other's | Andy Norman Part 1I grew up with very strong beliefs and I viewed being resolute and concrete in them as a strength. In our culture today we see this played out every moment of every day as the media pits one side against the other and everyone’s belief as right or wrong, even to the point of the other side as being flat out evil. Social media isn’t a place of consideration, but of unabashed opinionating. In this episode I’m with Andy Norman, a PhD who is the award-winning author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a...2022-08-171h 14The Kevin Miller PodcastStrengthening Your Beliefs & Mind By Considering Others | Andy Norman Part 1I grew up with very strong beliefs and I viewed being resolute and concrete in them as a strength. In our culture today we see this played out every moment of every day as the media pits one side against the other and everyone’s belief as right or wrong, even to the point of the other side as being flat out evil. Social media isn’t a place of consideration, but of unabashed opinionating. In this episode I’m with Andy Norman, a PhD who is the award-winning author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a...2022-08-171h 07The Kevin Miller PodcastStrengthen Your Beliefs By Considering Other's | Andy Norman Part 1I grew up with very strong beliefs and I viewed being resolute and concrete in them as a strength. In our culture today we see this played out every moment of every day as the media pits one side against the other and everyone’s belief as right or wrong, even to the point of the other side as being flat out evil. Social media isn’t a place of consideration, but of unabashed opinionating. In this episode I’m with Andy Norman, a PhD who is the award-winning author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a...2022-08-171h 14
Run to the HillsEpisode 102 - Andy Norman - AltraEpisode 102 - Andy Norman - AltraThis week Eddie @edwinasutton and Gary @garythwaites2498 chat with Andy Norman from Altra. Andy is Altra's U.K. National Sales Manager. He's smoking fast too and can be seen crushing his local parkrun with a buggy! Neither of us run with Altra shoes so this was really interesting for both of us.We launch our Patreon page too. Please check it out if you would like to get involved and support the podcast. https://www.patreon.com/runtothehillspodcastEach week we'll bring you interviews with runners from...2022-08-121h 16
The Nature & Nurture PodcastNature & Nurture #61: Dr. Andy Norman - Mental Immunity & Infectious IdeasDr. Andy Norman is a philosopher, Director of the Humanism Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University, Founder of the Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative, and author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think.
In this episode we discuss Andy’s book and the concept of mental immunity, the evolved system in our mind used to combat mind-parasites, much like the body’s immune system combats physical pathogens. We cover a variety of topics including mental heuristics, ingroup-outgroup bias, cultural selection of memes, conspiracy thinking, truth seeking, fixed vs. growth mindsets, and the...2022-06-2250 min
The Run4It PodcastAltra, with Andy NormanIn this week's episode Chris and Finlay are joined by Andy Norman, UK sales manager for American footwear brand, Altra - whose shoes are known for their unique foot-shaped toe boxes.Andy talks us through Altra's humble beginnings of doctoring shoes in a toaster oven to the rapidly expanding global footwear brand they've become. He also discusses the key points of difference Altra offer, as well as his own history with the brand, and how their shoes have improved his running.Less pertinently (but very interestingly), Chris and Finlay discuss the results of this year's...2022-06-1755 min
Providing Choice: A Florida Charter School Alliance PodcastMeet Andy Salazar, Outstanding Graduate of EdVenture Chater School Andy Hernandez Salazar, Jr just graduated from EdVenture Charter School in Palm Beach County, an ESE Center High School for students who struggle to make progress in a traditional school setting. We spoke with Andy about his experience at EdVenture Charter School, his desire to help others, and plans for the future. He recently earned a Serv Safe Food Handler certification and plans to attend Palm Beach State College. A straight A student with a 4.0 GPS, Andy voluntarily arrives at school early each morning to assist the kitchen staff with prep and set up and checks in on classmates throughout...2022-06-0811 min
My Wakeup Call with Dr. Mark GoulstonEp 346 - Andy NormanIn this episode I speak with Andy Norman, public philosopher and author of, "Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think," whose through line and wakeup call was going into philosophy because he was fascinated about the difference between human wisdom and foolishness. https://andynorman.org/mental-immunity2022-06-0552 min
Brewers BanterAndy Norman, Runner & Chugger (Manchester, United Kingdom 🇬🇧)Andy Norman - aka @ipaadventures on Instagram - from Manchester, United Kingdom joined me on the Brewers Banter to chat about being a 10 mile a day runner, racer & athlete, yet still a craft beer crusher, the UK beer scene, Manchester’s best breweries, his love for Cloudwater Brew Co., his massive glassware collection, pastry stouts, haze for days, photographing beer & a ton more... as well as an English version of the chug challenge.Recorded live on April 20, 2022.***Sponsorship inquiries and guest requests can be sent to craftbeerwithme@gmail.com.***2022-06-0537 min
The Voices of War56. Andy Norman - Mental Immunity: Inoculating against conspiracies and disinformationMy guest today is Dr Andy Norman, who is the award-winning author of ‘Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think’.
His research illuminates the evolutionary origins of human reasoning, the norms that make dialogue fruitful, and the workings of the mind’s immune system. He champions the emerging science of mental immunity as the antidote to disinformation, propaganda, hate, and division.
Currently, Andy directs the Humanism Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University and is the founder of CIRCE, the Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative.
Some of the topics we covere...2022-05-151h 09
The Rational View podcast with Dr. Al ScottDr. Andy Norman on how to immunize your mindThis episode continues my series on the Rational art of war on social media. Following on from my great interview a few weeks back with Dr Lee McIntyre, author of Talking to Science Deniers, he suggested I interview his colleague Dr. Andrew Norman who is actively working to inoculate the world against anti-science thinking.
Dr. Andy Norman is the award-winning author of Mental Immunity: Infection Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think. His work has appeared in Scientific American, Psychology Today, Psychiatric Times, Skeptic, Free Inquiry, and The Humanist. He has appeared on T...2022-04-1649 min
Thanks for the WordsAndy Norman Interview; Words on Joe Rogan, Spotify, and the Problem with False Equivalency of InfoCheck out my interview with Researcher, Philosopher, and Award-Winning Author Andy Norman as we discuss the recent controversy with Joe Rogan and Spotify. What responsibilities do influencers with very large audiences have to "get it right", and are we doing enough as a society to combat irrational thinking?
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Oddball ShowAndy Norman Discuss's Mental ImmunityIn this episode of the Oddball show Jason Wright sits down with author Andy Norman as they talk about his new book Mental Immunity, the idea of Critical Thinking and Philosophy. Come and join Jason as we listen to one of the most thought provoking episodes yet.Support the show2022-02-111h 02
The Jay Martin ShowAndy Norman: The Great Infodemic, Belief Ethics, and Cognitive ImmunologyWe are all now too familiar with life in a pandemic, but are you cognizant that you are also in an infodemic, simultaneously? Philosopher and author of Mental Immunity, Andy Norman, joins Jay to discuss the great infodemic of our time. He talks about cognitive immunology: how bad ideas can spread in the mind like parasites and bend your ideas in a way that does not serve your best interests. He believes standard approaches to critical thinking just aren’t doing the job anymore but is hopeful that research into cognitive immunology will help. In a society lacking healthy debat...2021-12-1954 min
The Jordan Harbinger Show590: Andy Norman | The Search for a Better Way to ThinkAndy 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.
What We Discuss with Andy Norman:
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...2021-11-231h 09
Behavioral Grooves PodcastWhy We Are More Vulnerable To Harmful Conspiracy Theories Than We Think | Andy NormanMisinformation is like a virus, spreading quickly and propagating in a way that doesn’t benefit its host. Andy Noman describes harmful ideas as acting like “mind parasites” that deploy clever tactics to infect our thinking by circumventing our mental immune systems. And we’re even more susceptible to bad ideas than we realize.
So how do we immunize ourselves against mind parasites? Can we reach herd immunity? Can we critically think our way out of this epidemic of unreason? After 30 years of research on this topic, Andy has concluded that the traditional models of critical thinking are not u...2021-11-1459 min
The Cognitive Crucible#68 Andy Norman on Cognitive ImmunologyDuring this episode, Andy Norman presents the Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative (CIRCE) and his work on cognitive immunology, which studies the mind’s resistance to bad ideas. After describing how the name of his organization was inspired by Circe, the goddess who helped Odysseus avoid the temptations of the siren’s song, Andy discusses mental immunity, how epidemics of irrationality occur, and how present cultural conditions exacerbate the spread of bad ideas. Link to full show notes and resources https://information-professionals.org/episode/cognitive-crucible-episode-68 Guest Bio: Andy Norman is the author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas...2021-11-0242 minRethinking CommunicationEp 65: Andy Norman | Do our minds have an immune system to fight bad ideas?What you are about to hear is quite possibly the most difficult conversation I’ve ever had. So much so that I almost didn’t do it. But that's what makes it so good. My guest this week is Andy Norman. Andy is an author, researcher, and philosopher who believes we can inoculate our minds against bad ideas. And Andy is an atheist. And I? I am a Christian. What you’re about to hear is an example of how two people with very opposite viewpoints can come toge...2021-11-011h 12
Conversations With ColemanParasites of the Mind with Andy Norman [S2 Ep.34]My guest today is Andy Norman. Andy is a philosopher and the director of the humanism initiative at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also the founder of CIRCE, the Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative. In this episode, we discuss his new book "Mental immunity: Infectious ideas, Mind parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think."We talk about how bad ideas operate like parasites. We talk about the notion of a mental immune system. We talk about the virtues and dangers of being open-minded. We discussed Richard Dawkins's notion of selfish genes and his coinage of...2021-10-221h 16Conversations With ColemanParasites of the Mind with Andy Norman [S2 Ep.34]My guest today is Andy Norman. Andy is a philosopher and the director of the humanism initiative at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also the founder of CIRCE, the Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative. In this episode, we discuss his new book "Mental immunity: Infectious ideas, Mind parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think."We talk about how bad ideas operate like parasites. We talk about the notion of a mental immune system. We talk about the virtues and dangers of being open-minded. We discussed Richard Dawkins's notion of selfish genes and his coinage of...2021-10-221h 16
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaMental Immunity w/ Andy NormanIn this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Dr. Andy Norman, director of the Humanism Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University and founder of the Cognitive Immunology Research Initiative (CIRCE). They talk about his new book, “Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think.”2021-10-111h 09
Seize the Moment PodcastAndy Norman: Dangerous Ideas, Collaborative Truth-Seeking, & Conspiracy Thinking | STM Podcast #104On episode 104, we welcome back philosopher Andy Norman to discuss how we can protect ourselves from infectious ideas and mind parasites, the Socratic system of rational inquiry and why it’s the most effective truth detector, how people become conspiracy thinkers, anti-vaxx sentiment and the importance of challenging it by doubting the doubters, how skepticism becomes extreme and useless when we question everything, the political divide and our different standards for accepting propositions, Andy’s appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience and how Joe became a more mature thinker over the years, and how Alex Jones admittedly manipulates his audi...2021-10-031h 04
Sustain What?Pathways to Impact in Perilously Polarized TimesAired: June 2, 2021
A special Sustain What episode with two scientists, a journalist and a songwriter offering ways to navigate turbulence, polarization and disinformation with the fewest regrets.
Join Andy Revkin of Columbia’s Climate School with Carnegie Mellon philosopher Andy Norman; solution-focused journalist Amanda Ripley; Columbia University psychologist and conflict dissector Peter Coleman, and songwriter and storyteller Reggie Harris.
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Sustain What?Pathways to Impact in Perilously Polarized TimesAired: June 2, 2021A special Sustain What episode with two scientists, a journalist and a songwriter offering ways to navigate turbulence, polarization and disinformation with the fewest regrets.Join Andy Revkin of Columbia’s Climate School with Carnegie Mellon philosopher Andy Norman; solution-focused journalist Amanda Ripley; Columbia University psychologist and conflict dissector Peter Coleman, and songwriter and storyteller Reggie Harris.Send feedback and ideas for future shows:http://j.mp/sustainwhatfeedbackHere's more on our guests:- Peter T. Co...2021-08-151h 26
Beautiful Bastards Podcast#40 Hive Mind with Andy NormanAndy Norman is a public philosopher and an award winning author of the book “Mental Immunity”. This week he introduces all of us to a new concept that can help us explain some of society’s recent serious issues. Fake News, conspiracy theories, and all around complete nonsense all have something in common. A lack of critical thinking. Listen to find out Andy Norman’s take on how we got here, and how we can get out of it.2021-08-091h 18
The STEM Read PodcastThe STEM Read Podcast: Fighting Mental Parasites with Dr. Andy NormanHost Gillian King-Cargile talks to Dr. Andy Norman, author of Mental Immunity, about how bad ideas spread like viruses and how we can inoculate our minds against them.2021-08-0137 min
Live Life in Motion35. Andy Norman: Researcher / Mental Immunity & the Search for a Better Way to Think35. Andy Norman: Researcher / Mental Immunity & the Search for a Better Way to Think
In this episode of Live Life in Motion, I talk with Andy Norman. Andy is an award-winning author, public philosopher, and prominent advocate for the field of “cognitive immunology,” which studies the mind’s resistance to bad ideas.
In this conversation you will learn how mental immunity works, how epidemics of irrationality occur, and how present cultural conditions exacerbate the spread of bad ideas by compromising our mental faculties, exploiting loopholes in the evidentiary chain of reasoning that most of us rely on in...2021-07-2859 minLive Life in Motion35. Andy Norman: Researcher / Mental Immunity & the Search for a Better Way to ThinkIn this episode of Live Life in Motion, I talk with Andy Norman. Andy is an award-winning author, public philosopher, and prominent advocate for the field of “cognitive immunology,” which studies the mind’s resistance to bad ideas.
In this conversation you will learn how mental immunity works, how epidemics of irrationality occur, and how present cultural conditions exacerbate the spread of bad ideas by compromising our mental faculties, exploiting loopholes in the evidentiary chain of reasoning that most of us rely on in order to assess, accept, or reject claims and assertions.
Whether we’re talki...2021-07-2859 min
For the Sake of Argument#7: Andy Norman: Conspiracy Theories, Cognitive Immunity, and Mind ParasitesAndy Norman is a Philosophy Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, and Author of Mental Immunity. Andy has pioneered the philosophical science behind cognitive immunology and thought parasites.
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Rising LaterallyMental Immunity with Andy NormanIn this episode, we feature Andy Norman, a public philosopher, director of the Humanism Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University, founder of the Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative, and award-winning author of “Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think.”It’s no secret that social media is amplifying toxic ideas from all sides of the political spectrum. We’ve seen harmful orthodoxy take hold before in human history, but never quite at the scale and speed the digital age has made possible. We’re once again at a critical inflection point where the values...2021-07-271h 08
Sentientism67: "We need to develop Mental Immunity against epidemics of nonsense" - Andy Norman - Sentientist ConversationAndy Norman (https://andynorman.org/ & https://twitter.com/DrAndyNo), PhD is the author of "Mental Immunity". His work has appeared in Scientific American, Psychology Today, Skeptic, Free Inquiry & The Humanist. He has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience, public radio, The BBC & The Young Turks. He champions the emerging science of mental immunity as the antidote to bad ideas, disinformation, propaganda, hate & division. Andy directs the Humanism Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University & is the founder of CIRCE, the Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative.
In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “what matters?”...2021-07-2258 min
Inquiring MindsBuilding Up Your Mental Health Immunity with Andy NormanAmong COVID-19’s many side effects are two that seem to be in direct conflict – on the one hand we’ve all become armchair epidemiologists, and on the other, conspiracy theories are at an all time high. In the common search for answers regarding the virus, some have put all their faith in the certainties of science while others are just as committed to making decisions based upon opinions and beliefs. This leads to the question, ‘What happens when we apply our newfound knowledge of diseases to parasitic infections of the mind?’, and today, Andy Norman offers his response as he disc...2021-07-1937 min
Humanize Me613: Mental Immunity, with Andy NormanDoes the mind have an immune system? It turns out it does, according to Andy Norman, who applies the emerging science of cognitive immunology to our divided, post-truth culture. In this conversation with Bart Campolo, Andy is pushed to explain how the concepts in his book 'Mental Immunity' can help people navigate our chaos of disinformation, propaganda, hate, and division.2021-07-181h 33
From Nowhere to NothingDr. Andy NormanIn this episode, I interview Dr. Andy Norman about his theory of Cognitive Immunology and his practices as a philosopher of science.
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All Systems Good Podcast#19 - w/ Andy Norman, Author & PhilosopherThis week we have the pleasure of sharing with you our conversation with Andy Norman, Philosopher by training and author of the book 'MENTAL IMMUNITY: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think'. If the name and face strike you as familiar, you might have caught him on a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience- you know... the biggest podcast on the planet. It's becoming abundantly obvious that the conflicts occurring on the cultural level are extremely potent and there are no sectors not at risk of being subject to exposure, including business. In...2021-07-1651 min
Link In Bio by Seemless SocialWhy Conspiracy Theories Spread: Andy Norman (Mental Immunity)Why do conspiracy theories spread? Andy Norman on the mental immune system and his new book Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think. Andy Norman explains why conspiracy theories spread and why those who have a weak mental immune system believe and spread conspiracy theories online.
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The Being Responsible Show#34: Immunizing Ourselves Against Toxic Thinking w/ Andy NormanAndy Norman is a philosopher and award-winning author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think. He studies how to help people develop immunity to bad ideas and believes that this is the key to growing wiser together. Andy directs the Humanism Initiative at CMU. He’s done research on the evolutionary origins of human reasoning and the norms that make dialogue fruitful. He’s published in Scientific American, Skeptic, Free Inquiry, and The Humanist.
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The Rewired SoulBecoming Immune to Bad Ideas with Andy NormanEpisode Notes
How do we prevent the spread of bad ideas? And how do we immunize ourselves from being infected by bad ideas? That's exactly what we discuss today with the philosopher Andy Norman as we dive into some great topics from his brand new book Mental Immunity.
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The Rewired SoulBecoming Immune to Bad Ideas with Andy NormanEpisode NotesHow do we prevent the spread of bad ideas? And how do we immunize ourselves from being infected by bad ideas? That's exactly what we discuss today with the philosopher Andy Norman as we dive into some great topics from his brand new book Mental Immunity.Follow Andy on Twitter @DrAndyNoFollow Andy's author page on Facebook @AndyNormanAuthorGet a copy of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to ThinkVisit Andy's websiteFor the interview transcript visit www...2021-06-2850 min
Leigh Martinuzzi | Personal Development and Freedom Fulfilment Coach989 Andy Norman – Mental ImmunityMental Immunity Leigh Martinuzzi · 989 Andy Norman – Mental Immunity In this interview I talk with Andy Norman about his book Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think. Hailed as “a feast for thought,” Mental Immunity melds cutting-edge work in science and philosophy into an “astonishingly enlightening … Continue reading 989 Andy Norman – Mental Immunity
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Re-EnchantmentThought Viruses and How to Fight Them | Andy NormanDespite our access to information (or because of it?) bad ideas spread faster than ever. Andy Norman's new book, Mental Immunity, seeks to give readers tools to strengthen their mental immunity so they're less likely to become unwitting hosts to self-perpetuating and potentially harmful ideas.
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Re-EnchantmentThought Viruses and How to Fight Them | Andy NormanDespite our access to information (or because of it?) bad ideas spread faster than ever. Andy Norman's new book, Mental Immunity, seeks to give readers tools to strengthen their mental immunity so they're less likely to become unwitting hosts to self-perpetuating and potentially harmful ideas. Buy Mental Immunity and help support the how by going to - https://bookshop.org/shop/reenchantment2021-06-2330 min
Hidden ForcesMental Immunity & the Search for a Better Way to Think | Andy NormanIn Episode 195 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Andy Norman, an award-winning author, public philosopher, and prominent advocate for the field of “cognitive immunology,” which studies the mind’s resistance to bad ideas. In this conversation you will learn how mental immunity works, how epidemics of irrationality occur, and how present cultural conditions exacerbate the spread of bad ideas by compromising our mental faculties, exploiting loopholes in the evidentiary chain of reasoning that most of us rely on in order to assess, accept, or reject claims and assertions. Whether we’re talking about the spread o...2021-06-2156 min
Seize the Moment PodcastAndy Norman: Inoculating Our Minds From Parasitic Ideas and Thinking Better | STM Podcast #95On episode 95, Leon chats with philosopher Andy Norman about mental immunity and how to reason well, what ideologies are and what makes them toxic, the responsibility each of us have to become rational thinkers and why, ethically, we can't just believe what we want to, how repetition fuels delusional beliefs, how we can remain hopeful and optimistic without fooling ourselves, human nature and why it's less awful than we believe, effective teaching methods and how Leon's friendship with Dr. Tim Stroup helped him become more open minded, the ways in which we resist facing reality, why a belief's practical...2021-06-061h 03
Seize the Moment PodcastAndy Norman: Inoculating Our Minds From Parasitic Ideas and Thinking Better | STM Podcast #95On episode 95, Leon chats with Philosopher Andy Norman about mental immunity and how to reason well, what ideologies are and what makes them toxic, the responsibility each of us have to become rational thinkers and why, ethically, we can't just believe what we want to, how repetition fuels delusional beliefs, how we can remain hopeful and optimistic without fooling ourselves, human nature and why it's less awful than we believe, effective teaching methods and how Leon's friendship with Dr. Tim Stroup helped him become more open minded, the ways in which we resist facing reality, why a belief's practical...2021-06-061h 03
The ConversationJohn Haltiwanger & Andy Norman - May 20, 2021John Haltiwanger and Andy Norman speak with David Shuster on The Conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-05-2024 min
Embrace: This Next-Level Full Audiobook For Curious Minds.Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think by Andy NormanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/501830to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think
Author: Andy Norman
Narrator: Charles Constant
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes
Release date: May 18, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Lessons in Philosophy
Publisher's Summary:
Why do people reject science and believe online conspiracy theories? How are people radicalized online and go on to commit acts of violence? Why is our society so politically polarized? Astonishingly irrational ideas are spreading. Covid denial persists in the face of overwhelming...2021-05-1811h 37
Escape Reality Through Your Headphones With Free AudiobookMental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think Audiobook by Andy NormanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 501830
Title: Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think
Author: Andy Norman
Narrator: Charles Constant
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:37:13
Language: English
Release date: 05-18-21
Publisher: HarperAudio
Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Psychology, Philosophy, Mental Health
Summary:
Why do people reject science and believe online conspiracy theories? How are people radicalized online and go on to commit acts of violence? Why is our society so politically polarized?
Astonishingly irrational ideas are spreading. Covid denial persists in the face of overwhelming evidence. Anti-vaxxers compromise public...2021-05-1811h 37
HarperAcademic CallingAndy NormanMichael Fynan speaks with Andy Norman, author of Mental Immunity. Learn more: https://www.harperacademic.com/book/9780063002982/mental-immunity.2021-05-1727 min
The Michael Shermer Show180. Andy Norman — Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to ThinkAstonishingly irrational ideas are spreading. COVID-19 denial, anti-vaxxers compromising public health, conspiracy thinking hijacking minds and inciting mob violence, toxic partisanship cleaving our nations, the return of Flat Earth theory… What the heck is going on? Why is all this happening, and why now? More important, what can we do about it? Does our “right to our opinion” trump our responsibilities? Does the resulting ethos effectively compromise mental immune systems, allowing “mind parasites” to overrun them? Are conspiracy theories, evidence-defying ideologies, and garden-variety bad ideas all species of mind parasites, each of which employs clever strategies to circumvent mental immune sys...2021-05-111h 35
Free 2 ThinkAndy Norman - Does the mind have an immune system?Andy Norman, director of the Humanism Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University, studies how ideologies short-circuit minds and corrupt moral understanding. Then he develops tools that help people reason together in more fruitful ways. In this recording he discusses his book "Mental Immunity", in which he lays out the conceptual foundations of cognitive immunology—the emerging science of mental immune health.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free2think/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free2think/support2021-05-101h 26