Jul 9, 2023
On episode 178, we welcome Lee McIntyre to discuss the
viral spread of disinformation and the motivators behind it,
combating science denialism and Lee’s foray into the world of
Flat-Earthers, how to distinguish between real and fake
conspiracies, whether we should debate science deniers and the RFK
Jr scandal, why Leon abandoned the conspiratorial mindset, the
criticisms of cognitive immunology, the correlations of cognitive
inoculation and psychotherapy, changing the law to account for
biased algorithms, challenging emotionally based beliefs, the
importance of admitting errors to build trust, the elements of
totalitarian regimes and authoritarian groups, the achievements and
drawbacks of the Bill Nye and Ken Ham debate, and how science
denialism puts democracies in danger.
Lee McIntyre is Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and
History of Science at Boston University. Formerly Executive
Director of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at
Harvard University, he has taught philosophy at Colgate University,
Boston University, Simmons University, Tufts Experimental College,
and Harvard Extension School. His new book, coming out on August
22nd, is called On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and
Protect Democracy.
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