Public Lecture Series "Taming the Machines"Public Lecture: Misinformation

3 June 2025

"Taming the Machines" public lecture series will kick off this summer semester on June 3, 2025 with a lecture on the paradox of misinformation and disinformation in our information-rich society. Prof. Dr. Gloria Origgi (CNRS, Paris) will define misinformation and disinformation, and explore how they relate to knowledge, truth, and information. She will discuss factors like social networks, political polarization, propaganda, and the fragmentation of the public sphere, which contribute to the rise of misinformation, creating hostile environments that inhibit critical thinking and promote irrationality.

About the lecture

When: 03.06.2025, 18:15 - 19:45 CEST/Berlin time

Where:

• If you'll join us on-site, you will find us here: Flü­gelbau West, 2. OG, Raum W 221, Ed­mund-Siemers-Allee 1, 20146 Ham­burg
• For joining us virtual at the Zoom Webinar: The access data for the webinar will be sent to you by e-mail after registration on our research group’s website and are valid for all lectures of the series.

Registration and complete program of „Taming the Machines“ lecture series:
https://www.inf.uni-hamburg.de/en/inst/ab/eit/taming-the-machines/summer25.html