The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread
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More scientific than I expected, as it explains the spread of information and misinformation through precise models. Learned a lot. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like there's any way out of the situation unless systems (even the very idea of democracy) fundamentally change. I'm not very hopeful about this; people won't change for the sake of it, unless there are incentives to do so.
If you want to understand why societies are getting so polarised, why people holding beliefs that harm them can be so immune to evidence, or what industries do to undermine science, read this book.
