Battling Truth Decay: Communicating nuance in a world hooked on fast factoids

A. J. Jacobs will discuss his noteworthy experiences communicating ideas that are unusual, and maybe even unpopular. Drawing on guiding texts including the Constitution, the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Bible, and George Washington’s “110 Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation,” (#98, Drink not nor talk with your mouth full neither Gaze about you while you are a Drinking) he will share his perspectives on how to build up public consensus and excitement about science.