Episode · The Jordan Harbinger Show · 2024-10-16
Books mentioned on Disinformation Expert: Political Influencers Are Becoming Extremists | Renee DiResta
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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On Bullshit
On Bullshit by Harry G.
Discussed“There is actually now an academic book called ‘On Bullshit!’ and it frames it as information without regard for the truth, right?”
Where to get it
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How Behavior Spreads
How Behavior Spreads by Damon Centola is a sociological book that examines the mechanics of complex contagion and how behavioral trends propagate through populations.
Recommended“and that was the uh so the idea of complex contagion and how Behavior spreads he has a whole book called How Behavior spreads uh that actually kind of walks through this process in a bunch of different ways”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Invisible Rulers
“What I liked about invisible rulers—the reason I picked that for the title of the book is, as you note, it's a reference to the 1920s.”