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Politics & Society

The Death of Expertise

Politics & Society

The Death of Expertise

Politics & Society

The Death of Expertise

Tom Nichols

Our current relationship with misinformation, deception, distrust, and confusion regarding experts has many explanations. Because of the internet and modern journalism, our relationship with experts has been corrupted and college education, in many cases, harms rather than enriches public debate. To learn from mistakes, we must recognize the confirmation biases that cause us all to make mistakes, whether we are experts or laypeople.

psychology

philosophy

science

sociology

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As outlined in The Death of Expertise (2017), science and knowledge are under attack in today's technological environment. Where are the objective truths and the indisputable facts? Why has science become a politically controversial issue? Discover what makes this one of today's most critical issues.

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Tom Nichols is an American academic, author, and commentator known for his work on international relations, national security, and expertise. He has written and commented on various topics, including foreign policy, national security, and political issues.

“These are dangerous times. Never have so many people had so much access to so much knowledge and yet have been so resistant to learning anything.”

“When feelings matter more than rationality or facts, education is a doomed enterprise.”

"But science is a process, not a conclusion. Science subjects itself to constant testing by a set of careful rules under which theories can only be displaced by better theories."

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The internet age has increased disagreements about expertise, although they have already existed for a while.

Our human characteristics make us prone to accepting false arguments.

Higher education has become commercialized, so graduates are no longer experts in their fields.

Try not to trust everything on the internet.

Modern journalism makes people think they receive solid information while they actually don’t.

Experts can also make mistakes.

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