Sitemap - 2024 - Conspicuous Cognition
Elite failures and populist backlash
Free speech in the age of social media
The deep and unavoidable roots of political bias
What is misinformation, anyway?
Strategic paranoia: When irrational fears serve rational ends
The evolutionary roots of paranoia
On becoming less left-wing (Part 1)
There is no "censorship industrial complex"
Reflections on conversations with Jesse Singal and Fin Moorhouse
The confused crusade against online misinformation
For the love of God, stop talking about "post-truth"
Can experts save the public from error?
Tenet Media and the limited reach and impact of Russian disinformation
America's epistemological crisis
Debunking Disinformation Myths, Part 3: The Prevalence and Impact of Fake News
The social construction of bespoke realities
Did online misinformation fuel the UK riots?
Why do people believe true things?
The marketplace of misleading ideas
Are people too flawed, ignorant, and tribal for open societies?
Biden's age and the problem with the misinformation cope
Socialism, self-deception, and spontaneous order
Misinformation poses a smaller threat to democracy than you might think
How Dangerous is Misinformation?
Cynicism for thee but not for me
Strategic Altruism: The Machiavellian Roots of Human Kindness
Debunking Disinformation Myths, Part 2: The Politics of Big Disinfo
The misinformation wars - a reading list
Rational Persuasion vs Cancel Culture
The media very rarely makes things up
People are persuaded by rational arguments. Is that a good thing?
The marketplace of good and bad ideas
In politics, the truth is not self-evident. So why do we act as if it is?
Debunking Disinformation Myths, Part 1: This is Not the "Disinformation Age"
The Survival of the Friendliest?
My five favourite academic articles from 2023
Misinformation is often the symptom, not the disease
Should we trust misinformation experts to decide what counts as misinformation?
People embrace beliefs that signal their traits and loyalties
Hawking was wrong: Philosophy is not dead, and it has kept up with modern science
AI-based disinformation is probably not a major threat to democracy
Misinformation and disinformation are not the top global threats over the next two years
Misinformation researchers are wrong: There can't be a science of misleading content.