Why does public life so often feel flooded with nonsense, distortion and distraction? This course introduces agnotology: the study of how ignorance is produced and spread. This course examines its growing importance in an age of social media, political manipulation and AI-generated content.

You’ll consider how anti-science attitudes, misinformation and shallow outrage take hold, while also exploring how individuals can become more discerning, independent and grounded. A timely course for anyone wanting to think more clearly and live more deliberately in a noisy world.

DELIVERY MODE

Face to face

COURSE OUTLINE

A talk on the spread of ignorance, current politics and our need to feel safe in this volatile world.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learn about a variety of people who have found a way to resist the spread of ignorance in our world and what we can learn from them to feel happier and less passive in our world.

COURSE RESOURCES

• https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160105-the-man-who-studies-the-spread-of-ignorance