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The New Jersey Drones Mass Delusion, Explained

2024/12/21
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ABC News 的报道
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Aaron
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CBS News 的报道
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Chris Smith
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Erin Ryan
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Max Fisher
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Mick West
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News Nation 的报道
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Orson Welles
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William Bernstein
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Aaron:新泽西州的夜间无人机目击事件很可能只是人们将飞机误认为无人机或UFO。许多所谓的无人机目击视频实际上只是普通的飞机。 Max Fisher 和 Erin Ryan:本集探讨了导致像新泽西州无人机目击事件这样的集体错觉的原因,并分析了几个著名的集体错觉案例,包括1938年的《世界大战》广播剧、哈瓦那综合征和塞勒姆审巫案。 William Bernstein:人类天生具有模仿周围人的本能,这是集体错觉发生的原因之一。阿什线段实验表明,人们会受到群体压力影响而改变自己的判断。确认偏差是指人们倾向于忽略与自己观点相矛盾的证据。“共同知识效应”是指,如果我们相信周围的人都相信某事,我们就更有可能相信它。 Mick West:人们很难判断空中物体的距离,这会导致他们将飞机误认为是无人机或UFO。飞机在特定角度下看起来可能像悬停在空中。 Max Fisher 和 Erin Ryan:新泽西州无人机事件的传播是由于人们在社交媒体上分享信息并互相确认,最终形成了一种“共同知识”。一些政客和公众人物利用无人机事件来传播虚假信息和阴谋论,媒体报道中的一些视频实际上是普通飞机,但由于视角和编辑等原因被误认为是无人机。人们往往抵制被纠正,这使得集体错觉难以消除。 Erin Ryan:集体错觉在传播虚假信息和错误信息中扮演着重要角色,有时会阻止人们讨论其他重要问题。

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The podcast starts by discussing the numerous reports of drone sightings in New Jersey. The hosts point out that these sightings are likely misidentified airplanes, questioning the nature of the mass phenomenon.
  • Numerous reports of drone sightings in New Jersey.
  • Sightings likely misidentified airplanes.
  • Questioning the nature of the mass phenomenon.

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Something mysterious has been going down in New Jersey this week…but it’s NOT drones. It’s that thousands of people are looking at airplanes in the night sky and thinking they see UFOs. What causes mass delusions like this wave of now mostly debunked drone sightings? In this concluding episode of How We Got Here, Max and Erin share four stories of famous mass hysterias and talk to William Bernstein, an author who writes about the science of mass delusions and why they happen.