Ep. 089 - An Illusion of Unique Vulnerability

Our guest, Dr. Brad Sagarin, professor of psychology at Northern Illinois university has studied and researched about how to combat the negative side of influence.  We have a very lively discussion (yes, Dave is at this one) about: What is influence? Can you really defend against it? How do you know if you are being influenced? And so much more...   Get more info about Brad at his site: http://sagarin.socialpsychology.org Brad gives us a nice list of books for our listeners this month: Ghost in the Wires - Kevin Mitnick Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television - Jerry Mander In the Absence of the Sacred: The Failure of Technology and the Survival of the Indian Nations - Jerry Mander Shades of Grey: A Novel by Jasper Fforde