The Death of Expertise
2017-04-15T19:00:26-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZDc2XC8yMDE3MDQxNTE5MDgxNDAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Professor Tom Nichols talked about his book The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters, in which he argues that due to the spread of the internet and 24-hour news everyone feels like they know everything. As a result, the opinions of experts are being discounted or ignored on many important issues. Professor Nichols said that this is a dangerous development that threatens our democracy.
Professor Tom Nichols talked about his book The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters, in which … read more
Professor Tom Nichols talked about his book The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters, in which he argues that due to the spread of the internet and 24-hour news everyone feels like they know everything. As a result, the opinions of experts are being discounted or ignored on many important issues. Professor Nichols said that this is a dangerous development that threatens our democracy. close
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