Jeff Kosseff, associate professor of cybersecurity law at the United States Naval Academy, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what is constitutionally accepted free speech, and why he believes we need a marketplace of ideas so people can make up their own minds.
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BuzzFeed News senior reporter Joseph Bernstein joins us to talk about why it’s difficult to root out false information and break information silos.
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University of Connecticut philosophy professor Michael Patrick Lynch joins us to talk about how people come to believe what they think they know, and why shared foundations of knowledge are crucial to the health of a democracy.
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Reporter Peter Andrey Smith joins us to talk about the standards by which courts decide what scientific evidence is admissible.
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Karen Kornbluh joins us to talk about whether we should establish a government agency to monitor the spread of disinformation online.
Read moreThe Trouble With Reality
Brooke Gladstone joins us to talk about how our perception of even basic facts has changed of late.
Read moreHow We Consume Online News
Amy Mitchell, director of journalism research for the Pew Research Center, joins us to talk about how people consume news online.
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