Lecture: Can Truth Survive Platform Capitalism?

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Location: DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Patricia George Decio Theatre  (View on map )

The Kathleen Cannon, O.P., Distinguished Lecture Series presents:

Naomi Oreskes

Can Truth Survive Platform Capitalism?

Naomi Oreskes

Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University

A world-renowned earth scientist, historian, and public speaker, Naomi Oreskes is the author of the best-selling book, Merchants of Doubt and a leading voice on the role of science in society, the reality of anthropogenic climate change, and the role of disinformation in blocking climate action. Her new book, published in February, is The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market.

Free and open to the public, this keynote is part of Science and Platform Capitalism: the New Organization of Knowledge Production, a conference presented by the Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values.

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