The End of Expertise: In a Divided World Full of Opinions, Does Truth Still Matter?

In a post-truth world where more and more people get their news and knowledge from social media or other non-traditional sources, does expertise count anymore? The spread of mobile phones and high-speed internet has enabled unprecedented levels of access to information, but how does one navigate this knowledge maze without the help of experts?To discuss these and other questions, we invited our colleague Dr Anuradha Sajjanhar, who teaches politics and public policy at the University of East Anglia, and one of our talented graduate students, Pham Minh.We talked about a number of things: knowledge production and trust in experts, the role of governments and think-tanks, and the viability of building a more equal, less divided world.We ended our discussion by asking our guests, who both have had experience of being international students, for their advice to potential international students, who comprise a good number of our regular viewers.Dr Anuradha Sajjanhar's professional website: https://anuradhasajjanhar.com---PromotionImmigration into the UK is one of the areas where one cannot do without the help of an experienced expert. Graeme Ross is one such expert, with more than two decades of immigration legal experience, of which thirteen years have been spent assisting postdocs and academics at the University of Cambridge, helping thousands with his top-notch advice and support. Graeme has recently opened a new immigration consultancy, "Postdoc Visas." While anyone with a complicated immigration application can benefit from Graeme's advice, he offers preferential rates for postdocs, whose needs he understands more than any other lawyer due to his rich experience.Please contact Graeme by emailing him at [email protected], and if you know anyone who is going to apply for a long-term UK visa, please share Graeme's details with them too. ---