Narratives out for people because humans in general the 1st of to read you do not like to give up control and just listen through things happen so we are usually looking for solution of events because they are the nations always also tied last but there with the possibility to predict what will happen next to control the course of events or even imhoff defines a Conspiracy Theory as the assumption that a big event like a pandemic for example is causally linked to the secret plan of this huge people who seek to benefit at the expense of the public many conspiracy theories operate. Under the principle that if you take the official version you lay Conspiracy Theory around it thereby a lot of conspiracy narratives come with the illusion of greater good when it will reap. And so what characteristics does a Conspiracy Theory usually have so more links and less coincidences in a Conspiracy Theory every event is connected to no matter how implausible it seems in this way for one event was caused by the other is far from clear but that doesnt matter for conspiracy theorists what about logical contradictions they also arent concerned by those who would believe these theories than. The research on it tells us is. One factor is closely associated with the function conspiracy theories have in terms of reticulation of control and these are people who experience themselves less control over 30 miles before the peer powerless. And uncertain about their life well known wrote there except Conspiracy Theory so thats one side of the story and b. Other side is that conspiracy theories also fulfill a 2nd bunch we might call this ok function braggers look at you not have an exclusive knowledge of standing above and not events and streaming masses so theres also a mode of many humans there but some humans have that more than others who want to feel special herbs and different from the rest supporters of conspiracy theories like to claim that they ask critical questions and conduct Investigative Research in fact most of them dont critical Investigative Research would require all sources to be checked then only the media would be scrutinized but also professor x. And you tube spectra and when im in the office says they will be producing from saying see im always question yourself 1st and always check your sources. But Fact Checking can be really time consuming its so much easier to agree with whatever truth. Suits you best. Move you believe the virus was transmitted from animals to humans how naive can you be. The corona virus is a biological weapon comes from a look bar a tree probably from china the u. S. Might also be behind it. You think billionaire bill gates is a philanthropist who wants to support medical Research Think again. Bill gates brought the corona virus into the world to have all humans forcibly vaccinated with his own vaccine while hes at it injects a chip as well to gain total control you probably want to wife out of the human race almost entirely. You think secret societies are a thing of the past wrong. Dark powers and elites are exploiting the crisis to establish a new world order the Financial System will collapse your moneys gone civil rights are a polished. Are you seriously looking forward to super fast internet with the next generation 5. Then you probably dont know that its 5 g. Rays that activate the virus in your body and that the disease is spread by cell phones. You think the virus is dangerous now that its a Conspiracy Theory. The virus is completely harmless like a cold dont worry about it go out party and above all never ever wear a mask. Of this plane down of the virus sounds very familiar i hear that quite often when i meet people here betty joins us now shes a psychologist at the honors Gutenberg University off minds please tell me why is that why do some people feel the need to trivialize this pandemic. So when you trivialize that pandemic it doesnt seem like a threat to you so its less dangerous and thats one coping strategy that you can choose and from germany really know that 17 percent of the germans believe that the whole thing as a whole extent people just made it up and what about those stars others those who have quite fanciful conspiracy theories if i meet one of those how should i deal with someone spreading such stories should i get into a discussion or just listen and or leave them behind. So that of course always depends on the situation if you see something on social networks on facebook or twitter you wont convince the person usually back you can post something against the others that are not quite conspiracy believers yet that they see that this information is wrong and this is especially important when people spread and to semitic or racist conspiracy theories in your private situation so when your partner your brother your best friend the leads and conspiracy then discussions might help but i would warn that people yes start discussing every small detail because that doesnt help its often more yes its makes more sense if you start sinking whats maybe to function off the conspiracy believe put a person because we know that people who elect control who may be in a crisis their partner left them theyre sick of the Global Crisis like we have now that theyre more likely to believe in conspiracy theories and that this is also kind of a coping strategy for them right i mean you just mentioned something very important and we hear that again and again namely that a Conspiracy Theory is gift people the illusion of being in control and i always ask myself why is wearing a face mask keeping social distance good hygiene why is that not seen as at least some level of control that i have personally to stay healthy and get through all this. It is i mean people have choose different coping strategies when you have a break up you can either start drinking going out a lot or youre just doing sports or whatever so thats not one option but different and for some its enough to wear health mask or its duct sewing projects or whatever but others use conspiracy theories as a coping strategy and i mean it has also a different angle when you believe in the evil conspiracy then you can perceive yourself as the hero who is fighting that conspiracy and this is for many people i think more appealing than just staying at home all right betty there from the u. N. This good and bad university of mines thank you so much you know and. Time for your questions now over to derek williams. How should we reopen public schools. This is another of those questions where well only really know the answer in hindsight but because its such a politically charged topic being addressed in many different ways by Different Countries i wanted to mention a few of the issues and what and what science knows so far 1st even the famously conservative w. H. O. Now says the virus can hang in the air as an aerosol in enclosed spaces which makes classrooms potentially risky places to be 2nd although many studies support the idea that kids are less affected by the disease than adults are theres still a lot of debate about about what part they could play in transmission so 3rd are questions like what about their families or teachers and other school staff reopening schools of course exposes them to risks as well finally because kids show fewer symptoms than adults do its clear that in places where the virus is still having a big impact the schools can only reopen safely when preventive testing can be carried out on a wide scale and there are very few countries that have those capacities in place. How long to cover 1000 antibodies lust. This is a key question as the persistence of certain antibodies in the blood is is one indicator that an immune response will be swift if you were subsequently re infected with the virus so its also an indicator of how long you might have potential a shield immunity a number of studies on this topic have come out both by. Published and still awaiting peer review and theyre pretty sobering the evidence is mounting that in many people particularly among those who didnt have severe cases of covert 19 levels of detectable long lasting antibodies against the virus fall dramatically within a few months of infection so so what does that mean for long term immunity well we dont really know yet antibodies are only one aspect of the immune response though an important one but we do know that the research throws serious doubt on another concepts the concept of of immunity passports because because being able to detect antibodies is key to that and they are in many cases now falling to undetectable levels and people who tested positive for the disease just a few months ago. Thats all thanks for watching. It because it is held up by you know its not easy to go to another country you know nothing about why i dont do this because we cant stay here in atlanta. The place that. Closely global news that matters d. W. Made for mines. Im not laughing at them well i guess sometimes i am but i found nothing which is really gentlemen thanks to you consider jam a culture you know cant stereotype aquatics sitting here thinking hes a country that i know not what i. Needed saying take it as groundhog day out to you its all that. Fox news i might show join me to meet the japanese on beat up you. Post. In the morning of climate change. Or 6 years. Ago a chance to speak. To us today or future executable news dot com for the city the multimedia. Clicks or. The x. How everyone calls up you john paris and im melinda crane in berlin a drastic rise in hunger over a 1000000000 informal workers facing unemployment and up to 100000000 people pushed into extreme poverty those are the latest grim projections of coronas worldwide impact were told have a killer virus that spread across the globe in days livelihoods the world over that have been shot down but is there an opportunity here