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Revision as of 15:49, 17 March 2026
Ego Trip is the 83rd episode of the Very Bad Wizards podcast, released on February 09, 2016. The opening segment is a discussion on . The main segment is a discussion on . The preroll contains the standard disclaimer and theme_music.
Opening Quote
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Show Notes
David and Tamler continue their series of breaking down a classic essay/article in their fields. For this installment, David assigns Tamler Anthony Greenwald's fascinating 1980 review article "The Totalitarian Ego." What do totalitarian regimes, scientific theories, and your own cognitive biases have in common? As it turns out, quite a bit. Why do egos rewrite our memories, preserve our beliefs in the face of contradictory evidence, and make us think we're way more important than we are? And how does Thomas Kuhn fit into all this? Plus, we read a few of our favorite iTunes reviews.