Episode

3/17 Robert Epstein: Google’s 21st Century Mind Control

March 17, 2016

Robert Epstein (@DrREpstein), a senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology in California, explains how search rankings effect consumer choice. Does  the same dynamic impact voting patterns? Search rankings and candidate success? Why people are not aware of bias in search engines? Search results and transforming public opinion on everything from AI to sexuality. The danger of Google’s information power. The connections between Google and government and what Hillary Clinton’s campaign is doing with search results.

On The Fun Half: White Supremacists phone bank for Trump. Has Trump helped Hillary Clinton. Trump advises himself on FP and Ted Cruz is advised by massive Islamophobes. Rick Snyder called out for the Flint crisis in Congress. and your calls and IMs.

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