We fool people all the time. Whether with bad intent or not, deception has become a common practice in today’s society. Listen to the program http://wnpr.org/post/unraveling-web-deception#.VKw-zkMUvko.facebook

GUESTS:

• Michael Lynch – Professor of Philosophy and Director of The Humanities Institute at The University of Connecticut. Author of The Knowledge Machine: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data
• Sam Harris – Author of Lying and The Moral Landscape. He holds a Ph.D in neuroscience from U.C.L.A. and a degree in philosophy from Stanford.
• Ralph Keyes– A lecturer, essayist and author of many books including The Post-Truth Era: Dishonesty and Deception in Contemporary Life
• Luke McNally – Ph.D student and researcher at Trinity College Dublin studying behavioral evolution and Biodiversity. He’s the co-author of the article Cooperation Creates Selection For Tactical Deception

 

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