Séminaire découverte : TRUTH VS. TRUTHINESS: BETTER HABITS FOR EATING, DIGESTING, AND EXCRETING INFORMATION
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This talk will be an overview of how we interact with information in three sections: where do we get our information from; what do we do to it inside our brain; and what happens when we share it with others to convince them that they're wrong. It's essentially Skepticism 101 in the era of social media, and will cover the basics of critical thinking, the distinction between science and pseudoscience, and what we know about convincing others when they are emotionally wedded to their beliefs.
Jonathan Jarry is a biological scientist who once worked for the U.S. Armed Forces, using the power of DNA technology to identify really old American soldiers. He has also helped to characterize a new form of muscular dystrophy and spent many years in a clinical laboratory, designing assays and managing rapid-turnover diagnostic tests which allow physicians to make informed decisions regarding cancer patient care. Armed with a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and a Master’s degree in Molecular Biology, he has managed a centralized biobank of human tissue, has helped conduct research into low vision rehabilitation research, and has published a paper on why the emerging field of circulating microRNAs in oncology was full of inconsistencies.
His passion for critical science communication has resulted in a nascent blogging and podcasting career, most notably with Dr. Christopher Labos on The Body of Evidence, a website that takes a skeptical eye at health claims.