← Universities and the Information War - Round Two

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Is the university's responsibility to transmit knowledge, protect knowledge, challenge knowledge, or teach students how to evaluate knowledge?

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Universities that have been captured by ideology need a renaissance. One of the things that can contribute to it is adopting Web3 opportunities at universities to help escape ideological capture.

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Universities that have been captured by ideology need a renaissance. One of the things that can contribute to it is adopting Web3 opportunities at universities to help escape ideological capture.

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2 agree (100%) 0 disagree (0%) 0 needs work (0%) 2 votes

Tour stats

Participants: 3
Ticket holders: 3
Free participants: 0
Survey responses: 18
Claims submitted: 1
Claims voted on: 1
Claims that reached 85%: 1
Total votes cast: 2

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Audience Survey

Where do you most often encounter information that influences how you think about important issues?

Multi-select: 3 respondents made 8 selections, ranked most to least selected.

8 selections

1. Friends, family, colleagues, and people I know personally 25.0% (2)
2. Social media, podcasts, YouTube, influencers, and online communities 25.0% (2)
3. Government, professional, scientific, or other institutional sources 12.5% (1)
4. I deliberately use several of these sources and compare them 12.5% (1)
5. Mainstream news organizations, newspapers, television, and radio 12.5% (1)
6. Universities, schools, professors, books, and academic publications 12.5% (1)

When deciding whether to believe an important claim, which factor matters most to you?

3 responses

I usually consider several of these factors together 66.7% (2)
Whether the claim makes sense based on my own experience and reasoning 33.3% (1)

When a university professor or recognized expert makes a claim that conflicts with your own understanding or with information you have encountered elsewhere, how would you most likely respond?

3 responses

Examine the evidence and reasoning before deciding 33.3% (1)
It depends on the subject and the quality of the evidence available 33.3% (1)
Treat expertise as useful but never as sufficient reason to accept a claim 33.3% (1)

How concerned are you about the effects of misinformation, disinformation, and fake news on students and education?

3 responses

I am uncertain about how serious the problem actually is. 66.7% (2)
I think the problem is real, but it is sometimes exaggerated or used to justify controlling information. 33.3% (1)

Where do you believe students are most likely to encounter misleading or unreliable information?

Multi-select: 3 respondents made 9 selections, ranked most to least selected.

9 selections

1. Online news and opinion websites 22.2% (2)
2. Podcasts, influencers, celebrities, and online personalities 22.2% (2)
3. Potentially anywhere, which makes the ability to evaluate information especially important 22.2% (2)
4. Social media and short-form video platforms 22.2% (2)
5. Search engines, websites, and blogs 11.1% (1)

Votes-in-Context

Universities that have been captured by ideology need a renaissance. One of the things that can contribute to it is adopting Web3 opportunities at universities to help escape ideological capture.

Where do you most often encounter information that influences how you think about important issues?

Friends, family, colleagues, and people I know personally 2 votes