Bill Gates and Rashida Jones Ask Big Questions: EP 3: Why do we believe lies?

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Published on 30 Nov 2020. Honesty is a core value in most cultures. But humanity has always been obsessed with untruths, from little white lies to vast conspiracy theories. Bill and Rashida are joined by Sapiens author and historian Yuval Noah Harari to talk about why we’re so willing to believe falsehoods and what these lies tell us about ourselves—both as individuals and as a society.