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The Misinformation Age
- How False Beliefs Spread
- Narrated by: Chelsea Stephens
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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Summary
The social dynamics of "alternative facts": why what you believe depends on who you know
Why should we care about having true beliefs? And why do demonstrably false beliefs persist and spread despite consequences for the people who hold them? Philosophers of science Cailin O'Connor and James Weatherall argue that social factors, rather than individual psychology, are what's essential to understanding the spread and persistence of false belief. It might seem that there's an obvious reason that true beliefs matter: false beliefs will hurt you. But if that's right, then why is it (apparently) irrelevant to many people whether they believe true things or not?
In an age riven by "fake news," "alternative facts," and disputes over the validity of everything from climate change to the size of inauguration crowds, the authors argue that social factors, not individual psychology, are what's essential to understanding the persistence of false belief and that we must know how those social forces work in order to fight misinformation effectively.
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- John Saunders
- 06-04-20
Probably more useful now than ever!
Great explanations of how truth / untruth is spread and supported throughout society.
Well worth a read.
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- Ian
- 20-08-24
I had to work hard at ...
... getting past the readers accent. Thank god there is no sentence with both the words ...error... and ... mirror... in the text. It takes me 5 minutes each time I start listening to suppress my adverse reaction to the number of needless glotal stops and strangulated vowels. I'm sure her voice is perfect for some. But for me the choice of reader seriously detracts and distracts from the content of the text. And content should be the most important thing.
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- Bróna
- 04-05-20
Insightful and timely
Must read for public servants, media experts and anyone interested in 21st century democracy - draws from history to current affairs, with accessible stories underpinning network effects and underpinned by philosophy of science.
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- Stephen Page
- 16-12-21
Important story badly presented
Well worth hearing, but not rigorously thought. Uses methods it condemns. Harsh, unsympathetic narration whose coldness fails to give the air of authority the presenter may have aimed at. Will buy book as this matters to me, lots of good examples and information but needs critical reading because the authors have a slant and bend the materials occasionally
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