The Death of Expertise

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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Apr 15, 2017 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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Jul 02, 2017 | 2:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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