Disinformation Smells Bad

Published: Aug. 17, 2020, 5 a.m.

If healthy democracies depend on a well-informed citizen body, does disinformation destroy them? Can the average person know when to trust science, or spot bad information causing political and social mayhem?

In\xa0Calling Bullshit: The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World, co-authors Carl Bergstrom and Jevin D. West argue that people have the power to judge data critically and independently \u2013 and they teach us how.

This episode is made possible by the Israel office of\xa0Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, which promotes peace, freedom, and justice through political education.

This season is made possible by\xa0The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.