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Read more about the article Climate science and conspiracy theories

Climate science and conspiracy theories

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:7. March 2026
  • Post category:Climatology/Psychology

Joe Duarte (of Political Diversity Will Improve Social Psychological Science fame) has been complaining about some climate science denial/skepticism being linked to conspiracy theories study for years. He posted a…

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Read more about the article What is the average IQ of holocaust deniers?

What is the average IQ of holocaust deniers?

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:11. March 2025
  • Post category:intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability

I made a troll poll on Twitter, and it's going well. 100s of those people showed up in the replies to insult me or provide stupid arguments for why it…

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Read more about the article Conspiracies and their believers

Conspiracies and their believers

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:14. September 2024
  • Post category:Differential psychology/psychometrics/Political science

Summary Conspiracy theory has negative connotations of falseness, implausiblity or irrationality, but we also know many conspiracies are true, ranging from the ordinary criminal case (conspiracy to commit murder) to…

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A general conspiracy theory factor

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:21. October 2015
  • Post category:intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability/Psychology

The topic came up whether people who believe in one conspiracy theory also believe in other theories. Probably, but let's find some data! I found some data in this paper…

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