Can Geeks Defeat Lies? A Report From MIT and Harvard

[image error]After a day at #truthicon, and another about to begin, I've posted a long reflection on whether there can ever be a "killer app" to defeat online lies and falsehoods–which is also, simultaneously, a partial summary of the conference. You can read here.

At the root of the problem, I think, is the image at right–bigger here. Here's what I have to say about it:

I heard a lot of impressive stuff yesterday. But what I didn't hear—not yet anyway—was an idea that seems capable of getting past the...