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What is it about the Internet that spins smart people around in circles? CANCELLED
How do we make decisions about the ceaseless stream of information that flows across our screens? Are we sure we know how to judge the credibility of what we find online? Might our investment in our own intelligence get in the way of sound decision-making? This talk draws on eight years of research, from national surveys to intensive ethnographic observations, to explore why smart people鈥擯hD academics as well as undergraduates at elite universities鈥攐ften go down rabbit holes when trying to make sense of digital content.
Sam Wineburg (samwineburg.com) is the Margaret Jacks Professor of Education, Emeritus, and, by courtesy, of History & American Studies at Stanford University. Educated at Brown and Berkeley, he holds a doctorate in Psychological Studies in Education from Stanford and an honorary doctorate from Sweden鈥檚 Ume氓 University. Wineburg鈥檚 interdisciplinary scholarship has appeared in venues as diverse as Cognitive Science and the Journal of American History, and his public scholarship has appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Slate, and the Smithsonian Magazine. His 2002 book, Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past won the Frederic W. Ness Award from the Association of American Colleges and Universities for work that makes the most important contribution to the 鈥渋mprovement of Liberal Education and understanding the Liberal Arts.鈥� His latest book, with co-author Mike Caulfield, is entitled Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online (Chicago, 2023)
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