clickbait

Your future happiness and success will depend on the double-edged sword of embracing new technology to stay connected, and being smart enough to unplug at the right time.

A college course on how to recognize “bullshit” addresses fake news, memes, clickbaiting and misleading advertising. 

Why do people believe fake news? It’s not because it gets shared all over Facebook; it’s because they don’t trust mainstream news. And Snopes agrees with them. 

Don’t believe everything Google tells you. Facebook and Google are taking measures against fake news, but it’s becoming clear that it’s a symptom of a bigger problem. 

Columbia professor Tim Wu came to the Big Think studio to talk about clickbait. What happened next will shock you.