Why Critical Thinking Cant Beat Misinformation, and How to Fight It with Michael Caulfield

Published: March 24, 2021, 4 a.m.

We\u2019re flooded with misinformation, and new research shows that cliches about \u201cthinking critically\u201d and \u201cdoing your own research\u201d are counterproductive at best. Writer and educator Michael Caulfield joins Adam this week to explain his SIFT method for evaluating misinformation, why expertise is so important, and how we should approach unclear ideas like COVID-19 \u201clab leak\u201d hypothesis. Learn more about SIFT at https://infodemic.blog/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\n\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.