Understanding Ignorance
An exploration of what we can know about what we don''t know: why ignorance is more than simply a lack of knowledge.
Ignorance is trending. Politicians boast, “I''m not a scientist.” Angry citizens object to a proposed state motto because it is in Latin, and “This is America, not Mexico or Latin America.” Lack of experience, not expertise, becomes a credential. Fake news and repeated falsehoods are...
An exploration of what we can know about what we don''t know: why ignorance is more than simply a lack of knowledge.
Ignorance is trending. Politicians boast, “I''m not a scientist.” Angry citizens object to a proposed state motto because it is in Latin, and “This is America, not Mexico or Latin America.” Lack of experience, not expertise, becomes a credential. Fake news and repeated falsehoods are...
