‘Spotting Bullshit’ lecture series by Studium Generale, limited places!

Bullshit – roughly, the deliberate or accidental spreading of untruths – is all around us. It’s a thing of all ages, but it’s very possible that we are living in THE age of bullshit. Peak bullshit, as it were. Sometimes it is easy to spot, but our brains can be tricked!

In this series of seven interactive lectures, Studium Generale will tackle the issue head on and offer you some tools to spot when we are being manipulated through mental trickery. Join these lectures and inoculate yourself against fake news, logical fallacies and other manipulations, and become a beacon of independent, rational and critical thought!

The Spotting Bullshit lecture series will be held during lunchtime (12:40-13:30) in the main hall in the TU Delft Library, except the lecture on September 29 (20:00) in the Aula Auditorium TU Delft

29 September 2020  | 20.00-21.00 TU Delft Aula Auditorium  | Freedom of Choice | Joris Luyendijk
6 October 2020 | 12.40-13.30  TU Delft Library Central Hall  | Troll Armies | Jesse Evers
13 October 2020 | 12.40-13.30  TU Delft Library Central Hall  | Deepfakes | Tom van Weghe
10 November 2020 | 12.40-13.30 TU Delft Library Central Hall    | Conspiracy Theories  | TBA
17 November 2020 | 12.40-13.30  TU Delft Library Central Hall  | Fake News & Fact Checking| Shannon Bakker
24 November 2020 | 12.40-13.30  TU Delft Library Central Hall  | Social Media Manipulation | Michael Klenk

Due to current COVID restrictions, this event has a capacity of 30 attendees (the Aula Auditorium capacity is 200).
Registration required, just click on the link to the lecture.

Free entrance! a lunch will be provided (during the lunch events)