Very interesting, fast-paced, light-hearted course! . The Professor and his videos were great, I highly recommend this course.

I didn't know anything about any conspiracy theories, until the pandemic changed everything. (Right now it's Jan 1, 2023, in the USA). Unfortunately, now it seems like a good idea to know some of the most prevalent and violent ones out there. :(

After taking this course, I'm not sure I feel better about the conspiracy theories circulating here in the USA! But I do strangely feel relieved that conspiracies have always attracted a certain audience, and have been around for a long time, and the world didn't end, so we might all be ok after all.

Peace, and hoping 2023 is better than 2022 for everyone!

Excellent content and presentation. Truly gifted professor. Would have given it 5 stars had he not been so liberal with his leftist views on the Palestinian issue

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS! What a wild ride across the wave of conspiracies! Well done, thorough and told with a bit of snap. The professor is a delight. Wish he would teach another one!

NOT JUST THIS COURSE, HOWEVER: All Coursera courses I have ever taken have horrid transcription errors in spelling and grammar and often do not match what the instructor is discussing. Amy instructor interested in a better transcription need to reach out. Very poor transcribed material.

I really the course and how the instructor explained the pathology and history behind all the conspiracies. Several of these conspiracies have been floating on the internet for a while, and its nice to gain some clarity over them and hear someone provide a more balanced and academic take on them.

I have been aware of all the case studies in a nutshell but this course gave me the details that revolves around them. I suggest all the learners out there to opt for this course. Thank you Matthew for informative insights.

A very interesting course, very agile that offers a more than interesting panorama on this topic so current. Excellent recommended bibliography. Thank you Coursera, thank you University of Santa Cruz!

I loved this course. The professor is openminded and helps us explore the backgrounds that create conspiracies. I would take this again if I could!

Amazing course in general.Prof. Lazar very easy to understand. I enjoy to learn the concept and every conspirancy he explain.

very fun class And really helps to learn how to sort through ral news and made up news.

very good thank you University of California, Santa Cruz and Matthew Lasar

Excellent course - put on your in hat and enjoy the course...

Very informative and entertaining course!

An eye-opener for which I am grateful.

Amazing

Interesting, covering some of the big historic conspiracy theories and the psychology behind them. Would be worth updating to a post-COVID society, and making the end of week questions more difficult rather than tick-boxy

Did much to clarify the national ambiguity caused by these heroic and tragic passages.

interesting...i just took it for interest and it was definately different

Among all the fascinating conspiracy theories out there the author has chosen the conspiracies around Monroe and princess Diana... Atlantis, UFO, Hollow Moon, Flat Earth, Ancient Aliens, CIA programs, Lizard people, North Pole Civilization, Edgar Casey, Tesla's 3-6-9, Committee of 300 and dozens of other interesting topics could have been picked for analysis, but no... I'm okay with Kennedy assassination, although it's also not the most intriguing, but other things... Finally, the course offers almost zero theoretical, philosophical and especially no biological/evolutionary explanations of why our brain likes conspiracies. Which should have been the CORE of this course. Verdict - I can't recommend this material even as a curious video. Maybe only to those interested specifically in these conspiracy theories.

If it was a plot involving Jews, you were a nutbag for believing it. If it was a plot AGAINST Jews, you were a nutbag for NOT believing it. Spoiler alert: Taught by a Jew. Go figure. Absolutely NOTHING of any substance in this class. It's as if he was deliberately trying to invalidate all conspiracy theories as incompetent with his own patent ignorance and incompetence.