Series Two In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal, I interviewed Cailin O"Connor, who is an associate professor of logic and philosophy of science at the University of California.  She"s also the co-author of "The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread" (published by Yale University Press. In our interview, we discus

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In an age of fake news and alternative facts, Cailin O'Connor's "The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread" could not be better timed. With fantastic historical examples and the latest science, this episode forces everyone to reflect on how we form our beliefs and how we can all play our role in creating a healt

On this episode of The Open Mind, we"re delighted to welcome University of California, Irvine professors, Cailin O"Connor and James Owen Weatherall. Disinformation; misinformation, what is the science of how false beliefs spread? This is the critical understanding that my guest today argue is required to correct falseh

On The Gist, the 2020 candidates’ proposals shouldn’t be compared to some progressive ideal, but to some of the stuff we spend taxpayer dollars on now. In the interview, the pace of technological change means we might only be catching onto malicious disinformation techniques after it’s too late to counter them. Still,