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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: Mimetic Desires, Testing Witness Memories, Fermilab’s Ferret
Description: Learn about why you want things just because others do too; a way to reduce wrongful convictions; and Fermilab’s ferret."Mimetic desires" are things you want because others want them — here's how to spot them by Steffie DruckerReese, H. (2021, November 8). Mimetic desire: How to avoid chasing things you don’t truly want. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/mimetic-desire-luke-burgis/Caprino, K. (2021, June 4). How To Identify Your True Desires And Stop Imitating Everyone Else’s. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/2021/06/04/how-to-identify-your-true-desires-and-stop-imitating-everyone-elses/?sh=15125424699e‌Girard, Rene | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (2015). Utm.edu. https://ie...