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Thursday 7 January 2016

Studying the spread of ignorance

See also http://astrorhysy.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/consensus-and-conspiracy.html

Originally shared by Jenny Winder
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160105-the-man-who-studies-the-spread-of-ignorance
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  1. David Lazarus8 January 2016 at 16:14

    We can deliberately spread truth too. Truth is truth whether people believe it or not. If some people think 2 + 2 = 5, it doesn't change the fact that 2 + 2 = 4.

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