Big Picture Science - Skeptic Check: Naomi Klein
Our information age is
increasingly the disinformation age. The spread of lies and conspiracy theories
has created competing experiences of reality. Facts are often useless for
changing minds or even making compelling arguments. In this episode, author
Naomi Klein and science philosopher Lee McIntyre discuss why the goal – not
simply the byproduct - of spreading disinformation is to polarize society. They
also offer ideas about how we might find our way back to a shared objective
truth.
Guests:
- Naomi Klein - Associate professor of Geography at the University of British Columbia and a co-director at the Center for Climate Justice. Author of Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World
- Lee McIntyre - Philosopher of science and a research fellow at the Center for Philosophy and the History of Science at Boston University, and author of Post-Truth and On Disinformation.
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