The Emotional Pull of Conspiracy Theories: Between Healthy Doubt and Harmful Delusion

MIXED FEELINGS: Season 1. Episode 3.  Feat.: Florian Jäger, Philipp Wunderlich, Ilya Yablokov. Hosted by: Polina Aronson. Conspiracy theories seem to offer more than explanations — they provide emotional orientation, a way of making sense of an increasingly complex world. Perhaps the challenge is not only to debunk them, but also to understand the emotional needs … weiterlesen

Utopia for a Burning Planet? Faith, care, despair, in Times of Climate Crisis

MIXED FEELINGS. Season 1, Episode 2. Feat.: Kristen Ghodsee, Dominik Mattes, Maren Wirth, Lioba Diez. Hosted by: Polina Aronson. “Utopian thinking is important, not because it’s happy or optimistic or even hopeful, but because it creates the preconditions for change.” In the second episode of our Mixed Feelings podcast, we explore ecological despair and grief—and the role … weiterlesen