24 September 2017
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Glenn Loury (Brown University) and Rajiv Sethi (Barnard College)
- The murky link between facts and beliefs . 05:10
- Is it fair to call Scott Pruitt a “climate change denier”? . 09:39
- How facts get used and abused when talking about policing and race . 23:53
- Comedy as a force for good… . 37:23
- …and a source of trouble . 41:11
- Showing loyalty to your group by challenging it . 48:35
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