Dan Williams @danwilliamsphil
Philosopher, University of Sussex. Tweets in personal capacity. Interested in: Philosophy, Psychology, Society. Writes at: https://t.co/MniDhzFnow danwilliamsphilosophy.com Brighton England Joined November 2010-
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I'm a little late to the party but wrote some (a lot of) thoughts on the misinformation topic. Heavily inspired by writing and work from @danwilliamsphil, @hugoreasoning, @Sander_vdLinden. Hope it can serve as a good intro to the debate/discussion! open.substack.com/pub/philipskog…
If you're in Brighton/Sussex tomorrow evening, the legendary Andy Clark is giving a talk on "Experience Machines: How our Minds Predict and Shape Reality". Can still get tickets 👇 @SussexPhilos @SussexCOGS attenboroughcentre.com/events/5086/ex…
This piece is a prime example of the political economy of the disinformation panic: A non-profit - funded by the usual action groups - pushes an alarmist „study“ (no reflection of the state of research, no peer-review, of course). 1/7 politico.eu/article/russia…
I'm thinking of assigning this paper (by Peter Boettke and Rosolino Candela) arguing against the feasibility of "technosocialism" in a class next year. Any recommendations for (ideally, short) accessible papers arguing for the contrary view? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
Some good (although IMO overly optimistic) insights in this @mattyglesias piece on "What the left gets right": slowboring.com/p/what-the-lef…
Probably.
Probably. https://t.co/lxHSXq7AKI
@danwilliamsphil See also: medium.com/arc-digital/is…
There is an interesting scientific debate concerning whether political beliefs that seem to result from motivated reasoning might actually be driven by Bayesian inference. Cool findings by @michaelhthaler suggest motivated reasoning is real 👇. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…
Great piece 👇
People Are Stumbling From One Misguided Narrative About the Medical Model to Another psychiatrymargins.com/p/people-are-s…
Don't really have the language to explain to you just how much I love this song: youtube.com/watch?v=_AIRdU…
This is important stuff. The linear connection between "the existence of misinfo", "exposure to misinfo", "people believe misinfo" and "people act on misinfo" is usually drawn in too thick a pen. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…
"I suspect that the primary reason why people think rational arguments do not work is because they simply do not have good arguments for their views, and the reason they do not have good arguments for their views is because their views are bad and uninformed."
"I suspect that the primary reason why people think rational arguments do not work is because they simply do not have good arguments for their views, and the reason they do not have good arguments for their views is because their views are bad and uninformed."
Me, old-school liberal amid wokes: "By contrast, the holder of a belief at odds w/ public discourse is routinely reminded of the flaws in his thinking. He feels pressured, therefore, to revise his beliefs. If nothing else, he finds himself gripped by doubt & confusion.” (Kuran)
Me, old-school liberal amid wokes: "By contrast, the holder of a belief at odds w/ public discourse is routinely reminded of the flaws in his thinking. He feels pressured, therefore, to revise his beliefs. If nothing else, he finds himself gripped by doubt & confusion.” (Kuran)
Happy to have reviewed this very nuanced and insightful UK parliamentary report on misinformation 👇
Happy to have reviewed this very nuanced and insightful UK parliamentary report on misinformation 👇
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The discourse about media consumption focuses heavily on the importance of scepticism of false news. But as "Beyond Skepticism" shows, it's also crucial to trust sources that actually are trustworthy. That's much too neglected in the current discourse about media consumption.
🚨 New paper 🚨 Media literacy tips typically encourage people to be skeptical of the news🧐 Would such tips be effective if they promoted trust in the news instead? And does the proportion of true/false news matter when estimating these effects? 👉 osf.io/preprints/psya…
@danwilliamsphil @weatherall_jim @WallfacerAG @cailinmeister Yes of course - agreed, it could be that what you say is true, especially in the popular media, but it struck me as surprising given that you can't really publish scientific papers without citing relevant evidence - at least not as a general practice I'd hope!
@peter_and_the @danwilliamsphil Haha, that's ok. For various reasons, I want to keep required readings to a minimum. But I will have a large list of recommended readings, and it's good to be reminded of that old post.
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Interesting discussion with @messina_jp about his new book "Private Censorship" (OUP). Hey @NicoPerrino, you should have him on @freespeechtalk! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j-p…
File under: real life anxiety dreams. Locked myself out after my morning run because I took the wrong key with me. Didn't have my phone with me. Had to teach a 90 minute revision seminar with no notes in my sweaty shorts and t-shirt.
@WallfacerAG @danwilliamsphil @cailinmeister @weatherall_jim Yes I'm just curious as to whether he thinks this particular book makes such claims without defending them or whether he thinks this book makes this claim and presents solid evidence for it. If so, that would provide a useful answer to his concerns and other people could cite it.
@Sander_vdLinden @danwilliamsphil @cailinmeister @weatherall_jim Tbf, he said that lots of books make such claims without defending them, not that there are no books defending these claims. And even accepting the latter is consistent with also thinking that we are, in fact, in a "misinformation age".
@danwilliamsphil I think we all can readily bring to mind examples of misinformation of various kinds (recency bias?) that it's easy to uncritically buy into the framing of an infodemic or misinfo as a growing problem. Especially after eg October 7th, Russio-Ukranian etc
I'm a little late to the party but wrote some (a lot of) thoughts on the misinformation topic. Heavily inspired by writing and work from @danwilliamsphil, @hugoreasoning, @Sander_vdLinden. Hope it can serve as a good intro to the debate/discussion! open.substack.com/pub/philipskog…
It so happens that @cailinmeister & @weatherall_jim wrote a book with that very title - might have some useful insights to consider!
Lots of scientific and popular articles on misinformation feature some variation on "misinformation is a growing problem" or "we are living through a misinformation age" and yet do not provide any evidence or even arguments in defence of these claims.
@WallfacerAG @danwilliamsphil You might already have this, but for a socialist "anti" perspective, there are a few essays from Cosma Shalizi arguing that "more compute" is not a solution to the calculation problem. Happy to locate if you'd like!
Such generosity! But why? Study by @MGurven et al with Paraguayan forager-horticulturalists finds extravagant food sharing buys more reciprocal support during bouts of accidents or disease, crucial for long term survival and fertility: buff.ly/4beUkdB HT @danwilliamsphil
Just a tiny side note to top this all off: The „disinfo.eu“ reporting on the Doppelganger campaign (in collaboration with a non-profit, of course) originally contained this sentence (I took a screenshot for a lecture). It now seems to have been removed. 🤷♂️ /end
Nowhere is it disclosed that a similar previous disinformation campaign by the same Russian group had been met with widespread ridicule by European audiences. That would just ruin the panic that all parties involved seem to be invested in. 6/7 disinfo.eu/doppelganger/
Apparently, this panic cycle has now contributed to a regulatory response (based on the DSA). To avoid bad press and further sanctions, platforms like Meta just go along to get along, rather than refuting baseless claims. 5/7 ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…
This piece is a prime example of the political economy of the disinformation panic: A non-profit - funded by the usual action groups - pushes an alarmist „study“ (no reflection of the state of research, no peer-review, of course). 1/7 politico.eu/article/russia…
The wisdom of the Kalven Principles in practice - the university is the home and sponsor of a variety of positions but does not take positions itself except on its mission of discovery, improvement, and dissemination of knowledge.
.@UChicago really showing the benefits of having clear principals around speech
Been eagerly awaiting this paper -- challenges several of my favorite theorists of belief (e.g. Sperber, Mercier, Williams, Funkhouser, Van Leeuwen) and has a cool terse title... philpapers.org/rec/PORBDC
I've watched these videos a few times over the years and I find them so fascinating, just from an anthropological perspective. Like, how does a ritual like this develop and what purpose is it fundamentally serving? Humans are weird and interesting.
Change of guard on India-Pakistan border.
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