I'll be sporadically doing these posts over the next few weeks as I have bult up a great library of books on misinformation, critical thinking and some history which are well worth sharing given the general direction of travel!

And I have used and adapted some of the spotting fake news exercises it has in the scienctific conspiracies lectures I used to do. The language and writing is very accessible but the lessons are vital for anyone, highly recommend it to any lecturers where we teach critical thinking. #Cats #Booksky

A great resource going through the history of misinformation, the psychology of Fake News and how it has been used as a tool to control and dominate socieities.
It's a good guide on understanding biases, evaluating news sources and social media posts and some great exercises for evaluating media.

The engagement data and instant feedback loops they have means the opinion leaders are much more influenced by their own audiences than before too, which I think is underexplored. The incentives end up making opinion leaders genuinely believe high engagement = truth (E.g Dr John Campbell )

My favourite paragraph. Just 3 unhinged banger statements for a Tech-bro Trump backer to make and have faux concern about. He's going to get a massive shock when he checks US deficits and real estate price growth 2016-2020.

Someone clearly told him how much NATO spending goes to US arms and materiel companies.

With raw milk, many of these purported benefits can be found elsewhere. Bacteria? Yoghurts, kefiers etc..Vitamins? Fruits, vegetables etc." Grifters and cranks use studies and scientific language to overwhelm and confuse, sometimes you need to approach messaging from a different angle. #Rawmilk 3/3

I think it's fine to concede ground you don't need to to make a better point "Free Solo Climbing has fantastic benefits for strength, flexibilty, cardio etc. But, if we compare risk, you are much safer doing other form of exercise for the same benefits.... 2/3

Interested to see how this tracks vs all other incumbents around the world. Seems people are just angry at whoever is in charge at the moment.

Appreciate the urgency from Labour on this! Is there any more info on what is happening with Barton quarter phases 2-4 in Chilwell? The site has lay dormant for years now and it being a giant car park for 3 vintage buses is a waste! Also this AG homes site is stagnant for years now.

I imagine it's something to do with funding between FE and HE and student fees not covering it, but it seems a no brainer for additional top ups from the new Skills department set up!

- Currently almost guaranteed high wage employment, good for students and uni figures.
- Unis have much better resourced support structures and placement regulation, tackling some of the issues with poor quality apprenticeships.
- Offer additional skills in business, accounting, IT etc.