Disinformation and its danger to our social fabric and democracy are the focus of this discussion with philosopher, educator and author, Lee McIntyre. Lee holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and is currently a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University. His latest book: Disinformation-How to fight for Truth and Protect Democracy is hot off the press.
#74-Teaching and Learning Critical Thinking—back to the basics—with Melanie Trecek-King
#73-Back to the Nuts and Bolts of Critical Thinking-with guest James Zimring
#72-Trust and the Semantic Pointer Theory of Cognition-with Paul Thagard
#71-The Nature of Trust in this age of Polarization-with guest Kevin Vallier
#70-The Nature of Trust
#69-Strategies for Constructive Conversations-with guest Tania Israel
#68-Hidden Tribes and the Perception Gap-with guest Stephen Hawkins
#67-Street Epistemology-with guest Anthony Magnabosco
#66-Political Depolarization and the Work of Braver Angels-with guest Ciaran O’Connor
#65-Considering Risks and Benefits of our Actions and Beliefs-with guest David Ropeik
#64-Bob and Julia discuss perspectives to help understand dysfunction in the ability of people with opposing views to have productive dialogues
#63- How Reality-Based Communities and the Constitution of Knowledge Can Help Turn Disagreement into Truth-with guest Jonathan Rauch
#62-How to Talk to a Science Denier-with guest Lee McIntyre
#61-Teaching Critical Thinking to American Military Future Leaders-with Guest Stephen Gerras
#60-The Attention Economy-with Guest Michael H. Goldhaber
#59-Deep Questions about Critical Thinking
#58-Exploring the New Science of Cognitive Immunology-with Guest Andy Norman
#57-Political Depolarization-How to Navigate Political Discussions with Friends and Family-with guest Bill Doherty
#56-The Relationship of Group Identity to Critical Thinking-with Guest Amber Gaffney
#55-How to Identify BS and When and How to Challenge It-with Guest Jevin West
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