Think from KERA

When We Talk Ourselves Out Of The Truth


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We live in an age when the truth feels more malleable than ever. James Owen Weatherall, professor of logic and philosophy of science at the University of California, Irvine, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the social and psychological factors that lead some to create their over versions of the truth. His new book – written with Cailin O’Connor – is called “The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread” (Yale University Press).
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