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Democracy and Social Media with Michael Lynch

Democracy and Social Media with Michael Lynch

FromWhy We Argue


Democracy and Social Media with Michael Lynch

FromWhy We Argue

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Apr 5, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Social Media rewards snap judgments and blind conviction. Michael Lynch finds this troubling. Michael P. Lynch is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Humanities Institute a University of Connecticut. His research concerns truth, public discourse, and the impact of technology on democratic society. 
The "Why We Argue" podcast is produced by the Humanities Institute at the University of Connecticut as part of the Humility and Conviction in Public Life project.
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Released:
Apr 5, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (62)

Hosted by political philosopher and Vanderbilt University professor Robert Talisse, Why We Argue is an interview podcast that brings in academics, philosophers, historians, journalists, politicians, and other notable public figures to think about the nature of truth in a time of viral misinformation. Created by Future of Truth, a project of the University of Connecticut's Humanities Institute and funded by the University of Connecticut, the Henry Luce Foundation, and Vanderbilt University.