Search Engines with Prof. Robert Epstein

05/12/25 • 81 min

I chat with renowned psychologist Professor Robert Epstein about how search engines are modern Skinner boxes, manipulating our choices and even our beliefs. Hear about how his research over the last 12 years shows how tech corporations such as Google and Facebook are employing techniques from behaviourism to manipulate our beliefs and opinions to influence global politics and beyond.

In the show, Robert mentions the following websites:

http://myprivacytips.com/

https://aibrt.org/

https://americasdigitalshield.com/

Robert's choice of browser: https://brave.com/

Robert's choice of email: https://proton.me/mail

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You can watch the video of this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingsPsychology

In the show, Robert mentions the following websites:

http://myprivacytips.com/

https://aibrt.org/

https://americasdigitalshield.com/

Robert's choice of browser: https://brave.com/

Robert's choice of email: https://proton.me/mail

Send us a text

You can watch the video of this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingsPsychology

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