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Zombie Ideas: "The incredible thing is how prevalent they are"

Why are Zombie Ideas so prevalent? Dr Pete Lunn tries to tell Ivan why

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18.04 15 Oct 2019


Zombie Ideas: "The incredible thing is how prevalent they are"


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18.04 15 Oct 2019


Have you ever encountered a Zombie Idea? No it's nothing to do with Halloween, instead a  zombie idea is one that despite being untrue just refuses to die.

 

Dr Pete Lunn of the ESRI joined Ivan to debunk some myths that have been disproven by science, and yet the persist as "common knowledge" for some people.


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