An address to the New Zealand Skeptics Conference 18 November 2018

It would be comforting to think that a society dedicated to the promotion of critical thinking would be immune to the effects of disinformation. As Skeptics, you are supposed to question the validity of statements, to examine whether there is objective support for the claims made. Your powers of critical thinking will stand you in good stead but even you are not immune to disinformation. Continue reading “Can’t Believe Your Eyes or Ears?” →

The topic I’ve been given is a big one: The impact media have on the world and how democracy could be in danger if the fourth estate is consigned to history. I need to move fast. Continue reading “Fair warning: An address to the University of Auckland’s Golden Graduates” →

In Nelson in August I gave a presentation in the long-running Spirited Conversations series. My theme was fake news, news media and the spectre of fascism. You can listen to it here: http://www.accessradio.org/ProgrammePage.aspx?PID=91d3cf9f-493b-4ba0-848e-516eb5f3156f#Downloads

A presentation in the Thinktalk series

Organised by Selwyn Community Education 

Selwyn College Auckland 26 June 2018

 

Fake News: How to destroy trust and poison democracy. You might think that sounds like a gross over-statement. I hope by the time you have finished reading this you will come to see that it is too close to the truth for comfort. Continue reading “Fake News: How to destroy trust and poison democracy” →