Is social media accelerating the spread of conspiracy theories? It sure feels like it: look at anti-vaxxers, claims about election fraud, and QAnon. Professor Joseph Uscinski, a political scientist at the University of Miami, argues that this widespread hunch is not supported by the evidence. He and host Corbin Barthold examine that view, with a focus on what polling data says about the prevalence of conspiracy theories over time. They also discuss how the Internet affects public opinion (or not), when conspiracy theories become dangerous, how people should form beliefs, whether birds are real, whether King James II fathered a “warming pan baby,” and more.
#24: Apple v FBI: Unlocking the iPhone
#23: Getting SLAPPed for Online Speech
#22: India Shuts Down Free Internet
#21: Broadband Deployment in America with FCC Comm'r Ajit Pai
#20 - Spying on Foreigners (and Ourselves)
#19: Europocrisy: EU Privacy Hypocrisy with Stewart Baker
#18: 20 Years of Internet Regulation
#17: E-Cigarettes
#16: Internet in Africa
#15: Email Privacy
#14: Internet Taxes
#13: Space Law! (Part 1)
#12: Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things
#11: Uber and the Future of Work
#10: Internet Coupons
#9: Binge On & Zero-Rating
#8: Privacy Reform — or Digital Trade War?
#7: Uber Wars
#6: Democratic Debate
#5: GOP Debate
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