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Why Reasonable People Don't Get Retweeted on Social Media
24:32 - 32:41 (08:08)
Tim Harford discusses how the current news cycle influences our attention to important world issues and the hesitance of experts to make definitive statements due to the unreliability of statistics in the past.
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The scale of news determines the type of stories that demand people's attention, which reveals that the news timeline has an impact.
24:32 - 29:52 (05:20)
news timeline, media impact, social media
Summary
The scale of news determines the type of stories that demand people's attention, which reveals that the news timeline has an impact. There is a need for social media to revise and deal effectively with user's unacceptable conduct in heated arguments.
ChapterWhy Reasonable People Don't Get Retweeted on Social Media
Episode#548 - Tim Harford - Why Is Thinking Clearly So Difficult?
PodcastModern Wisdom
The pandemic has challenged conventional notions of expertise and authority as people become increasingly aware of the flaws and humanness of those in positions of power and prestige.
29:52 - 32:41 (02:48)
expertise
Summary
The pandemic has challenged conventional notions of expertise and authority as people become increasingly aware of the flaws and humanness of those in positions of power and prestige. It has become difficult to blindly trust experts in fields outside of their expertise.