Summary
How do we perceive facts in a world where fake news is a daily trend and frequent political football? Let’s take an educated look at how photographs, public opinion and personal beliefs affect how humans evaluate a fact to decide what is real in our information-saturated age.
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Paul Willis
Paul Willis
Paul Willis' life has centred around telling stories for science, which has seen him on television across the country with the ABC and acting as Director at the Royal Institution...
View ProfileDuan Biggs
Duan Biggs
Duan Biggs works at the interface of science and conservation policy and practice. He focusses on developing partnerships amongst researchers, NGOs, governments, and the private sector to conduct science that...
View ProfilePeter Ellerton
Peter Ellerton
Peter Ellerton is the founding Director of the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project (UQCTP) and a Lecturer in Critical Thinking. His research focuses on understanding and teaching critical thinking...
View ProfileAxel Bruns
Axel Bruns
Axel Bruns is a Professor in the Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. He is the author of Gatewatching and News Curation: Journalism, Social...
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