They're lying to you. Here's what to do about it.

Lying is more complicated than we think Click my trainwell (formerly CoPilot) link to get 14 days FREE with your own expert personal trainer! Every single one of us has been lied to. And very often, we believe those lies. Take a look inside Johnny’s actual brain to see why we fall for those lies and what we can do about it. Special thanks to: - MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences - Affective Brain Lab () - Tali Sharot, PhD, Director of Affective Brain Lab - India Pinhorn, Affective Brain Lab Coordinator - Steven Shannon, Operations Manager at MIT MRI Center - Stephen Lewandowsky, PhD - Andrew Gordon, PhD Check out all my sources for this video here: Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: @Search-Party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: I made a poster about maps - check it out: Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, The Music Room! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: Watch my videos ad-free on Nebula: -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 00:00 Introduction 01:00 We love info 05:18 Why we Lie 07:24 Building our brain tower 10:21 Repetition 15:50 Confirmation 29:37 An easier way 31:54 What to do About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: NYTimes: Vox Borders: NPR Planet Money: - where to find me - Instagram: Tiktok: @ Facebook: Iz's (my wife’s) channel: - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: I make maps using this AE Plugin: All the gear I use: - my courses - Learn a language: Visual storytelling: