<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><channel><title><![CDATA[Homo Gullibilis /// Propaganda Science /// Podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science-grounded essays and expert interviews on propaganda, bias, and MAGA's manufacture of confusion. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.sincerefictions.com?utm_medium=podcast">www.sincerefictions.com</a>]]></description><link>https://www.sincerefictions.com/podcast</link><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:25:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/4546316.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Jonathan Fowler]]></author><copyright><![CDATA[Jonathan Fowler]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[homogullibilis@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:new-feed-url>https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/4546316.rss</itunes:new-feed-url><itunes:author>Jonathan Fowler</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A science-grounded field guide to propaganda, cognitive bias, social conformity, and MAGA’s manufacture of confusion.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Jonathan Fowler</itunes:name><itunes:email>homogullibilis@substack.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>Yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Science"/><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"><itunes:category text="Documentary"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/4546316/e07d9a7739fab95baa5881ea601bcdfd.jpg"/><item><title><![CDATA[Conformity Bias /// Their Emperor Wears No Clothes]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>From 1951 psychology labs to the MAGA cult: how social network architecture forces rational minds to deny reality, with Cailin O'Connor.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://cailinoconnor.com/">Cailin O’Connor</a> is a Chancellor’s Professor in the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science at University of California, Irvine. She is a philosopher of social and behavioral science, philosopher of science, and evolutionary game theorist. Her books include <a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-misinformation-age-how-false-beliefs-spread-cailin-o-connor/68602013a25a28d9?ean=9780300251852&#38;next=t"><em>The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread</em></a><em>, </em><a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/origins-of-unfairness-social-categories-and-cultural-evolution-associate-professor-cailin-o-connor/884ca159f7430759"><em>The Origins of Unfairness: Social Categories and Cultural Evolution</em></a><em>, </em><a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/games-in-the-philosophy-of-biology-cailin-o-connor/a937ea71d59ccc2b"><em>Games in the Philosophy of Biology</em></a><em>, </em>and <a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/modelling-scientific-communities-cailin-o-connor/bbe971df8e642421"><em>Modelling Scientific Communities</em></a><em>.</em></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to ᜰ Since Refictions /// Propaganda Science at <a href="https://www.sincerefictions.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.sincerefictions.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://www.sincerefictions.com/p/conformity-bias-asch</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:191739467</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan Fowler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:56:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191739467/ffa0ce8a9a512e089622340415848899.mp3" length="6830008" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jonathan Fowler</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>Yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>427</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/4546316/post/191739467/2717cab5f7d53d43765c7062034acfe5.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>