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Podcast: The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
Episode: Joe Rogan vs. Douglas Murray: Who’s Right About Trusting Experts?
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In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Ben Bayer and Tristan de Liège examine Douglas Murray’s recent critique of Joe Rogan and other influencers who share their platforms with unreliable pseudo-experts. They explain why Murray fails to clarify the standards for distinguishing expert from non-expert testimony.
Among the topics covered:
Why Douglas Murray’s challenge to Joe Rogan’s platforming of non-experts is only partly right;
The proper role of expertise;
How to properly think about expert consensus as a non-expert;
How Murray is unclear about t...