Wow, ppl who generally believe in "conspiracy theories" are usually uneducated and are usually working closs!!?? Highly doubt it. Instead of trying to prove conspiracies just disprove them. If they're not true prove them wrong. If you can. 

cia being involved in wars in latin america is a conspiracy theory???!!!

Not to put too fine a point on it, but a lot of “conspiracy theories” stated in this broadcast are actually true😂

Conspiracy theories fomented by political division and a global pandemic have gained traction in the public consciousness in the last couple of years. For some people these ideas are just fun and entertaining, but for others their interest in them becomes much more consuming. Why do people become involved in this kind of conspiratorial thinking? That’s the question that LSE iQ tackles in this month’s episode. 

Concerns that 5G phone masts reduce our bodies’ defences against COVID-19 and that vaccines are being used to inject us with micro-chips - allowing us to be tracked and controlled - may seem extraordinary to many of us. But these beliefs have led to the vandalism of 5G phone masts and made some reluctant to be vaccinated.   

In this episode of LSE iQ, Sue Windebank finds out how left-wing anarchists got caught up in conspiratorial thinking and how Irish parents looking for support and community were accused of spreading a conspiracy. And is LSE unknowingly carrying out the wishes of the Illuminati?  Listen to hear how LSE became embroiled in a global conspiracy. 

Sue talks to: Dr Ela Drążkiewicz from the Institute for Sociology at the Slovak Academy of Sciences; Professor Bradley Franks from LSE’s Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science; and Dr Erica Lagalisse from LSE’s Institute of Inequalities. 

 

Contributors 

Dr Ela Drazkiewicz-Grodzicka 

Professor Bradley Franks  

Dr Erica Lagalisse 

 

Research 

Taking vaccine regret and hesitancy seriously. The role of truth, conspiracy theories, gender relations and trust in the HPV immunisation programmes in Ireland (2021) by Elżbieta Drążkiewicz Grodzicka in  Journal for Cultural Research 

Beyond “Monologicality”? Exploring Conspiracist Worldviews (2017) by Bradley Franks, Adrian Bangerter, Martin W. Bauer, Matthew Hall and Mark C. Noort in Frontiers in Psychology 

Occult Features of Anarchism: With Attention to the Conspiracy of Kings and the Conspiracy of the Peoples (2019) by Erica Lagalisse

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Unfettered, edited by Shawn Speakman on Audible:
http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Unfettered-Audiobook/B00HJCEGKM?source_code=SCLGB90A0WS122613

Summary:

You define life or it defines you. In Shawn Speakman’s case, it was both. Lacking health insurance and diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2011, Shawn quickly accrued a massive medical debt that he did not have the ability to pay. That’s when New York Times best-selling author Terry Brooks offered to donate a short story that Shawn could sell to help alleviate those bills - and suggested he ask the same of his other writer friends. Unfettered is the result: An anthology built in order to relieve that debt, featuring short stories by some of the best fantasy writers in the genre.

Twenty-three tales comprise this incredible collection, and as the title suggests, the writers were free to contribute whatever they wished. Here is the table of contents:

    Foreword by Patrick Rothfuss
    Introduction: On Becoming Unfettered
    Imaginary Friends by Terry Brooks
    How Old Holly Came to Be by Patrick Rothfuss
    The Old Scale Game by Tad Williams
    Game of Chance by Carrie Vaughn
    The Martyr of the Roses by Jacqueline Carey
    Mudboy by Peter V. Brett
    The Sound of Broken Absolutes by Peter Orullian
    The Coach with Big Teeth by R. A. Salvatore
    Keeper of Memory by Todd Lockwood
    Heaven in a Wild Flower by Blake Charlton
    Dogs by Daniel Abraham
    The Chapel Perilous by Kevin Hearne
    Select Mode by Mark Lawrence
    All the Girls Love Michael Stein by David Anthony Durham
    Strange Rain by Jennifer Bosworth
    Nocturne by Robert V. S. Redick
    Unbowed by Eldon Thompson
    In Favour with Their Stars by Naomi Novik
    River of Souls by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
    The Jester by Michael J. Sullivan
    The Duel by Lev Grossman
    Walker and the Shade of Allanon by Terry Brooks
    The Unfettered Knight by Shawn Speakman

    With the help of stalwart friends and these wonderful short stories, Shawn has taken the gravest of life’s hardships and created something magical. Unfettered is not only a fantastic anthology in its own right, but it’s a testament to the generosity found in the science fiction and fantasy community—proof that humanity can give beyond itself when the need arises. After all, isn’t that the driving narrative in fantasy literature? 

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Listen to the "Are You Remarkable?" excerpt from Carmine Gallo's Talk Like TED audiobook, read by the author.

TED talks have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking around the world. TED and associated Tedx conferences are held in more than 130 countries and are being viewed at a rate of 1.5 million times a day. These are presentations that set the world on fire, and the techniques that top TED speakers use are the same ones that will make any presentation more dynamic, fire up any team, and give anyone the confidence to overcome their fear of public speaking.

Public speaking coach and bestselling author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs Carmine Gallo has broken down the top TED talks and interviewed the most popular TED presenters as well as the top researchers in the fields of psychology and communications to get their cutting-edge insights and to reveal the nine secrets of all successful TED presentations. From “Unleashing the Master Within” and “Delivering Jaw Dropping Moments” to “Sticking to the 18-minute Rule," Gallo provides a step-by-step method that makes it possible for anyone to create, design, and deliver a TED-style presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable.

Ideas are the true currency of the twenty first century, and Gallo gives readers a way to create presentations around the ideas that matter most to them, presentations that will energize their audiences to spread those ideas, launch new initiatives, and reach their highest goals.


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“Hopefully readers of The Escape will be scared to be in their own home.” 

CL Taylor is the Sunday Times bestselling author of psychological thrillers. Her fourth book, The Escape, publishes in March 2017 and already people are raving about it:

“C.L.Taylor is a class act and The Escape is gem of a book” – SIMON TOYNE
“Absorbing and disturbing” – ALEX MARWOOD
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In this episode of the Magoosh IELTS podcast, your teacher Eliot Friesen explains how to use four words all related to technology:&nbsp;  Device Mobile Innovation Revolutionize  The topic of technology is a popular source of questions on the IELTS Speaking test. If you like this lesson, please subscribe for more IELTS Vocabulary lessons! Download the&nbsp;complete list of IELTS Vocabulary words. Learn how to improve your IELTS band score with Magoosh! Episode Transcript Welcome to the Magoosh IELTS Vocabulary Podcast. This is Lesson 4. In this episode, we will cover 4 words all related to technology: Device, Mobile, Innovation, and Revolutionize. Don’t forget to check out our show notes for a link to your free IELTS vocabulary list containing these words and others, and visit IELTS.Magoosh.com for more great resources to improve your IELTS band score. Let’s get started. I’d like to introduce you to your teacher, Eliot. He is the Magoosh IELTS expert and, here’s a fun fact about Eliot: The first piece of technology Eliot ever owned was a cassette tape player.&nbsp; Eliot Intro Hello Magoosh IELTS podcast listeners, welcome to today’s show. I’m Eliot, the IELTS expert from Magoosh. Today, we’re going to look at four words that will be useful for the Speaking section of the IELTS. The topic of technology is a popular source of questions on the IELTS Speaking test, so we’re going to go over a few good vocabulary words that you can use to talk about the field of technology as a whole, as well as some specific pieces of technology. As always, make sure to go to the link in the show notes to get the full list of vocabulary words. Once again, the theme for the words in today’s episode is technology, and ways to describe different types of technology and technological advances. Device So let’s get started. The first word on our list is device. So let’s start with that one, okay? What does the word “device” mean? Well, a device is any technological machine. I know this sounds pretty general, so let’s get a more specific look. When we use the word “device”, we are typically speaking about an electronic item that allows people to get on the Internet, make phone calls, or possibly send messages. So usually when we say “device” we are talking about someone’s phone, or computer, or tablet. However, there are more kinds of devices than just the ones you use to connect to the Internet or call your mom. Technically, any mechanical or electronic tool is a device. For example, while your laptop is a device, something as simple as a measuring stick is also a device. A device is any piece of technological equipment. Don’t worry too much about being able to identify every single device. Just remember that most of the time when someone uses the word device, they’re talking about a phone or a computer. For example, you may have seen advertisements for services that allow you to watch television shows on “all of your devices.” Obviously these ads are using the word “device” to refer to things like phones, computers, and televisions – not measuring sticks! So, that’s device. Mobile The next word is mobile. What does mobile mean? Well, the word mobile describes technology related to phones, or other wireless devices that connect to the Internet or send calls and text messages to people So you can see there is some overlap between “mobile” and “device.” To keep things from getting confusing, let’s be really clear about the differences between these two words. The word “device” is a noun, meaning that a device is a thing -- like a cellphone or computer. The word “mobile” is an adjective, meaning it describes something. In this case, we use the word mobile to describe anything that is a wireless device. So a television is a device. A television that can wirelessly connect to the internet is a mobile device. However, you’ll mostly hear this word, mobile, used to describe cell...

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Adam is humble a farmer who lives with his wife, Martha. One day, they receive a letter of them son Saul, who is living in London. Saul sent they a money order of 100 pounds. But Adam will discovery how hard is try to exchange this money order without know how to read.

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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is one of the foremost social science universities in the world.

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Set up to improve society and to "understand the causes of things", LSE has always put engagement with the wider world at the heart of its mission. From its location in the heart of London, the School links communities across the world, from formal academic partnerships to advisory work with governments and international organisations.

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