
Episode 444
Could conspiracy theories be true?
What makes a successful conspiracy? One evil genius and no minions!
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
February 2, 20165m 8s
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Show Notes
Science is full of conspiracy theories, the moon landings were faked and climate change is a hoax, but how many of them are likely to be true? Felicity Bedford spoke to Dr. David Robert Grimes from Oxford University who has given conspiracy theorists the benefit of the doubt and built a mathematical model to test whether, if these conspiracies were real, they would still be a secret... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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conspiracy theoryconspiracyminionclimate changecancer curevaccinationwhistle blowers