![]() To avoid falling into conformity traps, Todd encourages us to live congruent private and public lives that adhere to our personal convictions. Failing to recognize collective illusions can have negative consequences on our identities, relationships, values, and society. Ironically, Todd’s research shows that we make poor inferences about the majority consensus. In a lot of instances, we will act according to what our in-group wants rather than what we want as individuals. Collective illusions is a situation where most people in a group go along with an opinion they don’t agree with, simply because they incorrectly believe. Humans are a tribal species, prone to conformity. On todays podcast, Sarah and Steve talk with Todd Rose, author of Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad. and his most recent book is called Collective Illusions.įor part two of our interview, I talk to Todd Rose about collective illusions. Todd is the best-selling author of Dark Horse and The End of Average. ![]() Prior to Populace, he was a faculty member at Harvard University where he founded the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality and directed the Mind, Brain, and Education program. Today we welcome Todd Rose, the co-founder and president of Populace, a nonprofit think tank that works to find solutions to redistribute opportunity, so all people have the chance to live fulfilling lives in a thriving society. ![]() Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). ![]()
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