In the new episode of our Elephant Podcast, we discuss how finding support and communication can turn into a destructive community dependency and recruitment. what are we talking about How are destructive cults different from normal communities and subcultures - and where is the line between trust and psychological criticism? Why do anxiety, loneliness and uncertainty make people more susceptible to radical ideas? How do algorithms, targeted advertising and bloggers help find and engage new members? Why do bans and official events not help to establish a dialogue with young people? Can neural networks change friends and become the basis of new digital cults? who is speaking Mikhail Vershinin is a marketer, crisis communication expert, social psychologist. He is the author of the book "Inside the Sect". Why do people fall under the influence of cults and can help them? Nikita Bakaev is a political scientist, the director of development of the strategic consulting agency K2. Alexander Hazaridi is a political scientist, head of the external communications department of KG Polylog. Where to look? YouTUBE.

In the new episode of our Elephant Podcast, we discuss how finding support and communication can turn into a destructive community dependency and recruitment. what are we talking about How are destructive cults different from normal communities and subcultures - and where is the line between trust and psychological criticism? Why do anxiety, loneliness and uncertainty make people more susceptible to radical ideas? How do algorithms, targeted advertising and bloggers help find and engage new members? Why do bans and official events not help to establish a dialogue with young people? Can neural networks change friends and become the basis of new digital cults? who is speaking Mikhail Vershinin is a marketer, crisis communication expert, social psychologist. He is the author of the book "Inside the Sect". Why do people fall under the influence of cults and can help them? Nikita Bakaev is a political scientist, the director of development of the strategic consulting agency K2. Alexander Hazaridi is a political scientist, head of the external communications department of KG Polylog. Where to look? YouTUBE.