PERITIA Public Lectures: [Un]Truths, Trust in an Age of Disinformation
PERITIA – Policy, Expertise and Trust – is launching a series of public lectures from 6 April to 1 June 2021. Around the topic of ‘[Un]Truths: Trust in an Age of Disinformation’, these five meetings will explore the concept of trust and truth, both becoming contentious topics for science and democracy. Conspiracy theories disrupt political elections, disinformation campaigns target scientific consensus around climate change and vaccines, and anti-elite populism overshadows public debates. In the midst of a pandemic, citizens find themselves asking quintessential philosophical questions: what truth is, whom we can trust, or how we should trust.
Hosted by the UCD Centre for Ethics in Public Life and the American University of Armenia, the lectures are open to all upon registration via Zoom and moderated by science communicator Shane Bergin. The first part of this online series runs every second Tuesday, from April to June 2021. Participants are invited to join an interactive Q&A debate after each lecture. Registration is free.
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Lecture 1: Trust in Science
6 April 2021, 17:00 CEST
Naomi Oreskes, Harvard University -
Lecture 2: Misunderstanding Conspiracy Theories
20 April 2021, 17:00 CEST
Quassim Cassam, Warwick University -
Lecture 3: The Democratic Value of Truth
4 May 2021, 17:00 CEST
Michael Lynch, University of Connecticut -
Lecture 4: Trustworthy Science Advice
18 May 2021, 17:00 CEST
Heather Douglas, Michigan State University -
Lecture 5: Trust vs. Argument
1 June 2021, 17:00 CEST
Dan Sperber, Institut Jean Nicod
