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Nov 2022
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My Talk at Stanford University - The Deo...

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Link to the conference along with all of the videotaped sessions: https://cli.stanford.edu/events/conference-symposium/academic-freedom-conference

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This clip was posted earlier today (November 19, 2022) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1485: https://youtu.be/oO7LWhQcxGI

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The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense (paperback edition) was released on October 5, 2021. Order your copy now.

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Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense.

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