The world is teetering on the edge of disaster, as mass formation and the rise of totalitarianism have gone global. Yet this crisis may be avoidable, according to Mattias Desmet, a leading expert on mass formation and the author of “The Psychology of Totalitarianism.” He is a professor of clinical psychology at Ghent University in…
PREMIERING at 10:30AM ET: How to Save Society From Mass Formation: Mattias Desmet
August 25, 2022
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Mental Health Crisis Driven by Public Health Policy Trauma
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Was the COVID Pandemic a ‘Needed Crisis’? (VIDEO)
In an Epoch Health podcast, Dr. Ann Corson spoke with Prof. Dr. Mattias Desmet, the world’s leading expert on the theory of mass formation and its application on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Desmet discussed the degeneration of modern science and explained the effects this has had on society, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic and how…
‘Chemical Imbalance’ Theory of Depression Hugely Profitable—and It’s Not Even True
August 16, 2022
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