Kirby Ferguson: This Is Not A Conspiracy Theory

With trust in governments low, and media fractured into an infinite number of contested opinions, conspiracy theories are an appealing way to understand the world.

They project human intentions onto complex events to explain why things happen and assign blame. But the better we come to understand the forces of nature, the closer we come to confronting perhaps the greatest fear of the conspiracy-minded: that no one is in control.

Kirby Ferguson is a New York-based writer, director and producer. He is the creator of the web series Everything Is A Remix and the forthcoming This Is Not A Conspiracy Theory.

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