Unveil the roots of disinformation, discover its impact, and get solutions.
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Join Lee McIntyre as he equips us with the tools to combat an era of disinformation. Drawing from his two decades of experience as a scholar dedicated to unravelling the intricacies of science denial, Lee will explore how higher powers can weaponise science and how the channels through which this disinformation spreads can be disrupted.
Travel back through the evolution of strategic denialism and learn how this has influenced our current political landscape. By peeling back the layers and exposing the roots of disinformation, Lee will highlight how the well-worn tactics of climate deniers and anti-vaxxers can be seen today and how contemporary political figures have employed disinformation tactics forged by Russian and Soviet intelligence dating back a hundred years.
From increased social media regulation and algorithmic transparency to the election of leaders armed with the ability to steer us towards a more resilient society, Lee provides a comprehensive plan for empowerment and action.
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Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and a recent Lecturer in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan. He has taught philosophy at Colgate University (where he won the Fraternity and Sorority Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching Philosophy), Boston University, Tufts Experimental College, Simmons College, and Harvard Extension School (where he received the Dean’s Letter of Commendation for Distinguished Teaching). Formerly Executive Director of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, he has also served as a policy advisor to the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard and as Associate Editor in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. McIntyre’s popular essays have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Nature, Newsweek, Scientific American, the Times Higher Education Supplement, the Humanist, and numerous other venues. He has appeared on CNN International on Amanpour and Company—and several other programs on PBS, NPR and the BBC—and has spoken at the United Nations, NASA, and the Vatican.
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