The internet is going to be flooded with falsehoods.
It's good because it will expose people to lies so that they stop trusting what they see.
There is only one way to find truth in a world filled with lies, and that is to become acclimatized to it.
Gurwinder Bhogal is a writer and programmer who writes about the myriad ways in which technology and psychology conspire to fool us and how we can withstand the covert assault on our senses. Gurwinder is known for his epic Twitter ‘Megathreads’ which set out a series of powerful concepts for understanding the world. He joins the show to discuss our tendency to narrativize information, how to overcome the bandwidth tax, why Wikipedia is the world’s largest source of misinformation, and MUCH more! Important Links: