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Owen Fitzpatrick
Social Psychologist
Owen Fitzpatrick is a social psychologist. He studied the science of influence at Harvard and MIT and researched propaganda firsthand in North Korea, Rwanda, and Afghanistan. His TEDx Talk has been viewed more than 1.4 million times, and he has delivered keynotes and leadership training for organizations like Google, LinkedIn, Citibank, Morgan Stanley, and Coca-Cola across 33 countries. An award-winning filmmaker and storyteller, he is also the author of Inner Propaganda.
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Our brains are gambling addicts placing bets on what reality holds. And sometimes, they bet wrong.