Learn more about how explanations of unexpected events arise, take hold, and spread. What is the path to conspiracies?
See how the garden animals behave:
Caterpillar mistrusts official sources of information.
Grasshopper jumps to conclusions.
Fox builds an explanation that projects his positive conception of himself as the saviour of the forest.
Foal does not know whom to trust when the animals around her offer conflicting advice.
Which sources of information should we trust?
At times of crisis it is tempting to blame others.
Some explanations are more attrative than others.
It is difficult to know which experts to believe.
Further resources are available in the Visitor Centre. Go and explore!
Information on bias, needs, and other factors contributing to our explanations.
You can also play Fake Plots!, a game where to win you need to become the most popular conspiracy theorist! Other games are available too.
Brief talks by experts about conspiracy theories are available in our Seminar Room.
