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Information, Misinformation, and Disinformation Symposium
March 1, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
CSU faculty members Tim Amidon, assistant professor, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts; Benjamin Clegg, professor, Department of Psychology, College of Natural Sciences; Karen Dobos, associate professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; and Rob Sica, Social Sciences and Humanities Liaison Librarian, Morgan Library, will discuss the meaning of “fact.”
Other topics the panel will address include:
- What is your definition of a “fact” and how does it differ from a “belief”?
- How are opinions formed, verified and extended?
- How has being bombarded by way too much information affected our ability to separate fact from fiction?
- How do you perceive the First Amendment influencing this trend?
- What might we, as employees of a land grant university, do in the future to address this trend?