Lee McIntyre is philosopher and leading voice on the topics of Disinformation and Science Denial. Episode links, show notes and bonus content here: https://www.matthewgeleta.com/ Make a one-off donation here: https://bit.ly/donate-to-paradigm Lee's books: https://leemcintyrebooks.com/ Timestamps 0:00 Intro - disinformation 5:05 Flat Earther phenomenon 9:30 What is disinformation? 11:40 How big of a problem is disinformation? 16:40 What should we do when the truth sounds conspiratorial? 22:15 Origins to Big Tobacco 27:50 Amplification of disinformation 31:25 Is social media to blame? 34:30 How should social media companies be regulated? 46:30 Social media business models 50:15 Information diet - what is healthy? 56:45 How can individuals protect themselves against misinformation? 59:25 Book recommendations Rss Apple Podcaster →
