<p>The inaugural episode of "Understand This ..." features Sigal Ben-Porath from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and Sophia Rosenfeld from the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences. Together, they discuss how a democratic society can agree on shared facts in the age of "fake news" and social media.</p>

The inaugural episode of "Understand This ..." features Sigal Ben-Porath from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and Sophia Rosenfeld from the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences. Together, they discuss how a democratic society can agree on shared facts in the age of "fake news" and social media.

Sigal Ben-Porath and Sophia Rosenfeld discuss shared facts in the age of "fake news" and social media

Penn Today’s “Understand This …” is a monthly podcast from the University of Pennsylvania tackling big problems with smart thinkers. Each episode joins together two experts from the University’s faculty, from different disciplines, to tackle topics of the day and of our time through unique lenses. This is a podcast for interdisciplinary minds and, more broadly, anyone who’s ever completed a puzzle with the help of a friend who saw the bigger picture from a slightly different angle.

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Sigal Ben-Porath and Sophia Rosenfeld discuss shared facts in the age of "fake news" and social media

Sigal Ben-Porath and Sophia Rosenfeld discuss shared facts in the age of "fake news" and social media