Fake News is everywhere - but what to do about it?
Leading thinkers on politics and beyond in East-Central Europe discuss how history and science have become weaponized to support illiberal agendas. This is a lively, urgent contribution to the understanding of pseudoscience, and uses / abuses of history. In conversation with regional experts, Dr Robert Pyrah and Prof. Marius Turda. Supported by the Royal Institution, Open Society Foundation and Oxford Brookes University. New Episodes monthly.
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Fake News is everywhere - but what to do about it?
Leading thinkers on politics and beyond in East-Central Europe discuss how history and science have become weaponized to support illiberal agendas. This is a lively, urgent contribution to the understanding of pseudoscience, and uses / abuses of history. In conversation with regional experts, Dr Robert Pyrah and Prof. Marius Turda. Supported by the Royal Institution, Open Society Foundation and Oxford Brookes University. New Episodes monthly.
Listen on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon or Acast.
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In this bonus episode, we look back at the interviews of the series so far, drawing out headline lessons for citizens, governments or other bodies in Europe and beyond.
Section 1 defines the shapes and patterns of illiberalism, via case studies on Central Europe from across the episodes.
Section 2 pulls together headline 'lessons' on how to fight back, starting at 32 min.
These are:
1. Be alert to emotion trumping fact;
2. Make science easier to access;
3. Education as illiberal attack / liberal defence;
4. Defend free speech;
5. Uncover the agenda;
6. Be wary of "mission creep";
7. Fight fire with light;
8. Persuasion vs. coercion.
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