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Description: Collective illusions lie to us. Here’s what they are, with Todd Rose Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► How to find fulfillment: Lessons from ‘dark horse’ success youtu.be/uhKlA4JjZvI “Collective illusions” is a situation where most people in a group go along with an opinion they don’t agree with, simply because they incorrectly believe that the majority also agrees with it. We’ve known about collective illusions for over 100 years, but our cultural and technological conditions have changed. Today, creating and sustaining these illusions is so easy that they proliferate at a speed we’ve never seen in history. From trust and conformity to aspiration, this new series, hosted by Todd Rose, explores and decodes the world's greatest Collective Illusions. Read the trailer transcript: bigthink.com/series/collective-illusions/what-are-collective-illusions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Collective Illusions is a 9-part series brought to you by Stand Together: a community of changemakers tackling our biggest challenges For more stories, ideas, and advice from changemakers, subscribe to Stand Together ► youtube.com/standtogethercc Watch the entire Collective Illusions playlist ► youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF-0tjFMo6OLiaYA7Nm1L3YDbUC_Xtqmf And visit Stand Together’s website to learn more ► standtogether.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Todd Rose: Todd Rose is the co-founder and president of Populace, a think tank committed to ensuring that all people have the opportunity to pursue fulfilling lives in a thriving society. Prior to Populace, he was a faculty member at Harvard University where he founded the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality and directed the Mind, Brain, and Education program. Todd is the best selling author of Collective Illusions, Dark Horse, and The End of Average. He lives in Burlington, Massachusetts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read more of our stories on society’s illusions: Is free will an illusion? ►► bigthink.com/neuropsych/free-will-moaz Are you superior to others? Or is it an illusion? ►► bigthink.com/neuropsych/illusory-superiority Penn Jillette: The year that shattered America’s illusions ►► bigthink.com/the-present/penn-jillette-live-2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Big Think | Smarter Faster™ ► Big Think The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century. ► Big Think+ Make your business smarter, faster: bigthink.com/plus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want more Big Think? ► Daily editorial features: bigthink.com/popular ► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: bigthink.com/st/newsletter ► Facebook: bigth.ink/facebook ► Instagram: bigth.ink/Instagram ► Twitter: bigth.ink/twitter