By Nick Enfield The problem is not that people don’t care. It is that our circle of regard for truth is irrationally small It is often said that “people don’t care about truth”. But is this really the case? Imagine you are falsely accused of cheating in...
[audio mp3="https://posttruthinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Cynthia-PTI-1.mp3"][/audio] Public trust in science depends on both real and perceived threats to the rigor and reproducibility of its methodological process. This seminar will explore common biases and statistical errors in nutrition and obesity scientific literature, as well as ways to improve transparency and reliability...
Jennifer Byrne, University of Sydney I’m a regular biomedical scientist, although in one sense I’m perhaps a bit different, in that I really like the process of writing. From speaking with colleagues and teaching postgraduate students about the process of scientific writing for more than ten years,...
Colin Wight, University of Sydney This article is part of an ongoing series from the Post-Truth Initiative, a Strategic Research Excellence Initiative at the University of Sydney. The series examines today’s post-truth problem in public discourse: the thriving economy of lies, bullshit and propaganda that threatens...
By Nick Enfield In our new normal, experts are dismissed and alternative facts flagrantly offered. This suspicion of specialists is part of a bigger problem We often defer to others’ expertise, and for good reason. The entire edifice of modern society only exists thanks to the division of...
Benedetta Brevini, University of Sydney and Terry Woronov, University of Sydney This article is part of an ongoing series from the Post-Truth Initiative, a Strategic Research Excellence Initiative at the University of Sydney. The series examines today’s post-truth problem in public discourse: the thriving economy of...
Professor Nick Enfield, Director of the Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre, explains his interest in linguistics, his goal to unlearn 'truth', and teaches us how to identify bullshit. What is your background, and why did you decide to join the University? I grew up in...
Joy Murray, University of Sydney This article is part of an ongoing series from the Post-Truth Initiative, a Strategic Research Excellence Initiative at the University of Sydney. The series examines today’s post-truth problem in public discourse: the thriving economy of lies, bullshit and propaganda that threatens...
David Schlosberg, University of Sydney This article is part of an ongoing series from the Post-Truth Initiative, a Strategic Research Excellence Initiative at the University of Sydney. The series examines today’s post-truth problem in public discourse: the thriving economy of lies, bullshit and propaganda that threatens...
Alana Mann, University of Sydney This article is part of an ongoing series from the Post-Truth Initiative, a Strategic Research Excellence Initiative at the University of Sydney. The series examines today’s post-truth problem in public discourse: the thriving economy of lies, bullshit and propaganda that threatens...