RfRx - Understanding Social Delusions And Moral Panics, w/ Robert Bartholomew

This week on RfRx, sociologist Robert Bartholomew joins us to discuss the dubious authenticity of things people believe.

Bartholomew is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and an internationally recognized expert on Mass Psychogenic Illness, social delusions, and moral panics. He is the co-author of books on diverse topics such as Havana Syndrome, UFOs, cryptids, extraordinary social behavior, ghost claims, and the history of demonizing immigrants.
Bring your questions for Robert and stay for the hangout after the show!

Robert Bartholomew -- as his Wikipedia entry tells us -- is NOT the English cricketer with that name born in the 19th century.
Instead, our guest is a former journalist and a medical sociologist. He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
He writes for several newspapers and journals on sociological and fringe science topics, including Psychology Today, Skeptical Inquirer, and the British magazines The Skeptic and Fortean Times. He is a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and an internationally recognized expert on Mass Psychogenic Illness, social delusions, and moral panics.
He is the author or co-author of 19 (I think) books on diverse topics such as Havana Syndrome, UFOs, cryptids, extraordinary social behavior, ghost claims, and the history of demonizing immigrants.
Interestingly, Robert lived for a time with the indigenous people of both Malaysia and Australia. But now lives in New Zealand. If you do not detect a kiwi accent it’s because ne is not native to that country.

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