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Radio 4,03 Dec 2021,28 mins

Julia Galef on motivated cognition

The Spark

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Julia Galef, author of The Scout Mindset, tells Helen Lewis how ‘motivated cognition’ blocks clear thinking, why that matters for our politics and personal lives alike - and what can be done to escape it. Producer: Phil Tinline

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