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Podcast: Transforming Society podcast
Episode: ‘Is there snow on Mount Everest?’ – why truth still matters
Description: In this episode of the podcast, N.J. Enfield, professor of linguistics at the University of Sydney, joins George Miller to discuss 'What Is Truth For?' — a book that sees truth not as a battlefield but as a shared practice of collaboration, error correction and trust. Together they explore what it takes to keep words and reality aligned when confidence in institutions and expertise is low and misinformation rife.N. J. Enfield is professor of linguistics at the University of Sydney.Find out more about the book at: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/tra...