In this episode – recorded in the summer of 2017 – Todd, Charles, and Dan discuss the recently resurgent Flat Earth concept, focusing in on the model itself, its difficulties lining up with fairly straightforward observational data, and speculate a little concerning the psychological aspects of holding to such ideas.
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Some helpful links for your perusal:
https://www.tfes.org/
These Coloradans say Earth is flat. And gravity’s a hoax. Now, they’re being persecuted.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/29/flat-earth-society-psychology_n_2038198.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/curious-history-international-flat-earth-society-180957969/
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