Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Unlike what we often think, the human brain is not a reasoning engine, and it's not broken when it ignores logical arguments. The brain is a survival and reproduction engine, and it has very good reasons for why it sometimes listens and sometimes doesn't. But if we understand those reasons, we can see how dictators and ideologies have controlled people's minds for centuries, and also learn to overcome these methods.
This is part 2 of the Propaganda Series. Enjoy!
Clips from Snowden, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Revolutionary Road, Black Ops, Zero Fighter, CNN, The Ten Commandments, Troy, The Clan of the Cave Bear, Chris Pirillo, NASTAR, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Prudential, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and others.
Unlike what we often think, the human brain is not a reasoning engine, and it's not broken when it ignores logical arguments. The brain is a survival and reproduction engine, and it has very good reasons for why it sometimes listens and sometimes doesn't. But if we understand those reasons, we can see how dictators and ideologies have controlled people's minds for centuries, and also learn to overcome these methods.
This is part 2 of the Propaganda Series. Enjoy!
Clips from Snowden, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Revolutionary Road, Black Ops, Zero Fighter, CNN, The Ten Commandments, Troy, The Clan of the Cave Bear, Chris Pirillo, NASTAR, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Prudential, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and others.
