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Daniel Levitin: A Field Guide to Lies

3,027 views · Published 22 September 2016 · 18:37 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: Q with Tom Power · 2016 · Entertainment

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For neuroscientist Daniel Levitin our tendency to believe the things we see in the media is problematic because it values immediacy over accuracy. By observing breaking news coverage and the consumption of it Levitin was confronted with how vital exercising critical thinking is. So he wrote a book about it - A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age. He joins guest host Candy Palmater to give her the tips and tricks to staying informed while also staying critical.
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