You're no expert, so shut up

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Mr. Beat explains why we try experts.

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Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11...

Sources/further reading:
The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters
by Tom Nichols
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Egan, T. (2006). The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl.

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Join Mr. Beat as he discusses a fascinating paradox: the abundance of knowledge available through internet communication versus the resistance to learning. This video explores key communication theory principles and the significant media influence shaping how information is received and processed today.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
4:58 Why do we trust experts?
5:41 Sponsor (Ground News)
7:36 Why do we trust ANYONE?
8:50 How we know they're experts
13:59 A brief history of knowing stuff
15:44 These are dangerous times
21:10 You listen to experts at communicating
23:14 Trust experts or we all die