30 Books like The Death of Expertise

Post-Truth

by Lee McIntyre • 2018

Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.

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2k+

🔬 Science Denial 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🫧 Filter Bubbles 🏛️ Post-Truth Politics

Post-Truth 96%

Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.

by Lee McIntyre 2018

4.01

2k+ ratings

🔬 Science Denial 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🫧 Filter Bubbles 🏛️ Post-Truth Politics

Post-Truth

by Matthew d'Ancona • 2017

Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.

3.75

921

📺 Media Criticism 🦠 Misinformation 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🔄 Echo Chambers 👁️ Attention Economy

Post-Truth 96%

Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.

by Matthew d'Ancona 2017

3.75

921 ratings

📺 Media Criticism 🦠 Misinformation 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🔄 Echo Chambers 👁️ Attention Economy

The Age of American Unreason

by Susan Jacoby • 2008

Suspicion of ideas predates the American republic. The forces feeding it have never been louder.

3.85

3k+

🧠 Anti-Intellectualism 🎭 Cultural Criticism 📚 Intellectual History 📺 Media Criticism 🔬 Science Denial

The Age of American Unreason 96%

Suspicion of ideas predates the American republic. The forces feeding it have never been louder.

by Susan Jacoby 2008

3.85

3k+ ratings

🧠 Anti-Intellectualism 🎭 Cultural Criticism 📚 Intellectual History 📺 Media Criticism 🔬 Science Denial

Facts and Other Lies

by Ed Coper • 2022

The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.

4.16

242

🗳️ Political Disinformation 📡 Media Ecosystems 💻 Digital Politics 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📖 Media Literacy

Facts and Other Lies 95%

The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.

by Ed Coper 2022

4.16

242 ratings

🗳️ Political Disinformation 📡 Media Ecosystems 💻 Digital Politics 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📖 Media Literacy

The Constitution of Knowledge

by Jonathan Rauch • 2021

Two invisible rules keep society tethered to reality. Both are being dismantled.

4.25

2k+

🧠 Social Epistemology 🏛️ Liberal Tradition 🔍 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🎯 Cancel Culture

The Constitution of Knowledge 95%

Two invisible rules keep society tethered to reality. Both are being dismantled.

by Jonathan Rauch 2021

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧠 Social Epistemology 🏛️ Liberal Tradition 🔍 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🎯 Cancel Culture

Foolproof

by Sander van der Linden • 2023

Correcting lies comes too late. A weakened dose of manipulation, taken beforehand, builds immunity.

3.97

969

🦠 Misinformation Studies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Media Literacy 📱 Social Media Effects 🕵️ Conspiracy Psychology

Foolproof 95%

Correcting lies comes too late. A weakened dose of manipulation, taken beforehand, builds immunity.

by Sander van der Linden 2023

3.97

969 ratings

🦠 Misinformation Studies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Media Literacy 📱 Social Media Effects 🕵️ Conspiracy Psychology

Head in the Cloud

by William Poundstone • 2016

Why trivia knowledge beats education at predicting income, and why Google won't save you.

3.42

667

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 💻 Internet Culture 📰 Information Literacy 🏛️ Cultural Literacy ☁️ Memory Outsourcing

Head in the Cloud 95%

Why trivia knowledge beats education at predicting income, and why Google won't save you.

by William Poundstone 2016

3.42

667 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 💻 Internet Culture 📰 Information Literacy 🏛️ Cultural Literacy ☁️ Memory Outsourcing

The Certainty Illusion

by Timothy Caulfield • 2025

Science, reviews, and expert advice are corrupted by hype, profit, and bias.

3.95

614

🧠 Information Literacy 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏥 Health Misinformation 📢 Science Communication 🛒 Marketing Manipulation

The Certainty Illusion 95%

Science, reviews, and expert advice are corrupted by hype, profit, and bias.

by Timothy Caulfield 2025

3.95

614 ratings

🧠 Information Literacy 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏥 Health Misinformation 📢 Science Communication 🛒 Marketing Manipulation

United States of Distraction

by Mickey Huff • 2019

Six companies own nearly all American media. The product is a public too distracted for democracy.

3.74

114

🗞️ Media Criticism 📰 News Literacy 📡 Propaganda Studies 🏢 Corporate Media 🤥 Disinformation Age

United States of Distraction 95%

Six companies own nearly all American media. The product is a public too distracted for democracy.

by Mickey Huff 2019

3.74

114 ratings

🗞️ Media Criticism 📰 News Literacy 📡 Propaganda Studies 🏢 Corporate Media 🤥 Disinformation Age

The Internet of Us

by Michael Patrick Lynch • 2016

Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.

3.50

545

🔍 Epistemology 💻 Digital Culture 📚 Information Overload 🌀 Echo Chambers 📉 Truth Decay

The Internet of Us 95%

Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.

by Michael Patrick Lynch 2016

3.50

545 ratings

🔍 Epistemology 💻 Digital Culture 📚 Information Overload 🌀 Echo Chambers 📉 Truth Decay

Network Propaganda

by Yochai Benkler • 2018

The internet did not polarize America; a lopsided propaganda machine built over decades did.

4.14

387

🗺️ Media Ecosystems 📣 Propaganda Studies 🔁 Echo Chambers 📰 Political Communication 🦠 Disinformation Studies

Network Propaganda 95%

The internet did not polarize America; a lopsided propaganda machine built over decades did.

by Yochai Benkler 2018

4.14

387 ratings

🗺️ Media Ecosystems 📣 Propaganda Studies 🔁 Echo Chambers 📰 Political Communication 🦠 Disinformation Studies

On Rumors

by Cass R. Sunstein • 2009

Debunking a rumor often makes more people believe it. The cognitive traps that cause this.

3.28

299

🗣️ Rumor Propagation 📉 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Cognitive Biases ❌ Misinformation 💬 Echo Chambers

On Rumors 95%

Debunking a rumor often makes more people believe it. The cognitive traps that cause this.

by Cass R. Sunstein 2009

3.28

299 ratings

🗣️ Rumor Propagation 📉 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Cognitive Biases ❌ Misinformation 💬 Echo Chambers

Attack from Within

by Barbara McQuade • 2024

The one freedom America cannot defend itself against is the one it cherishes most: free speech.

4.13

2k+

📡 Disinformation Warfare 📰 Media Manipulation 🏛️ Authoritarian Tactics 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💻 Digital Polarization

Attack from Within 95%

The one freedom America cannot defend itself against is the one it cherishes most: free speech.

by Barbara McQuade 2024

4.13

2k+ ratings

📡 Disinformation Warfare 📰 Media Manipulation 🏛️ Authoritarian Tactics 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💻 Digital Polarization

The Misinformation Age

by Cailin O'Connor • 2018

False beliefs spread through social networks, not faulty brains. And the math proves it.

3.77

1k+

🧠 Social Epistemology 🕸️ Network Science 💭 Belief Formation 🏭 Manufactured Doubt 🔬 Scientific Consensus

The Misinformation Age 94%

False beliefs spread through social networks, not faulty brains. And the math proves it.

by Cailin O'Connor 2018

3.77

1k+ ratings

🧠 Social Epistemology 🕸️ Network Science 💭 Belief Formation 🏭 Manufactured Doubt 🔬 Scientific Consensus

The Irrational Ape

by David Robert Grimes • 2019

Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.

4.26

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Logical Fallacies 💭 Critical Thinking 🥼 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

The Irrational Ape 94%

Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.

by David Robert Grimes 2019

4.26

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Logical Fallacies 💭 Critical Thinking 🥼 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

Misbelief

by Dan Ariely • 2023

Conspiracy theories start not with stupidity but with cumulative, uncontrollable stress.

3.90

2k+

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 📰 Misinformation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👥 Social Influence ⚡ Polarization

Misbelief 94%

Conspiracy theories start not with stupidity but with cumulative, uncontrollable stress.

by Dan Ariely 2023

3.90

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 📰 Misinformation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👥 Social Influence ⚡ Polarization

A Lot of People Are Saying

by Russell Muirhead • 2019

Conspiracism changed. It no longer explains, only tears down, and it now occupies the White House.

3.60

784

🏛️ Democratic Erosion 🗣️ Post-Truth Politics 🌀 Conspiracy Thinking 👥 Identity-Based Belief 🏚️ Institutional Decay

A Lot of People Are Saying 94%

Conspiracism changed. It no longer explains, only tears down, and it now occupies the White House.

by Russell Muirhead 2019

3.60

784 ratings

🏛️ Democratic Erosion 🗣️ Post-Truth Politics 🌀 Conspiracy Thinking 👥 Identity-Based Belief 🏚️ Institutional Decay

The Joy of Science

by Jim Al-Khalili • 2022

Spot falsehoods, change your mind, and find wonder: the scientific method applied to daily life.

3.60

624

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Misinformation 🤔 Critical Thinking ✨ Scientific Wonder

The Joy of Science 94%

Spot falsehoods, change your mind, and find wonder: the scientific method applied to daily life.

by Jim Al-Khalili 2022

3.60

624 ratings

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Misinformation 🤔 Critical Thinking ✨ Scientific Wonder

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics

by Daniel J. Levitin • 2016

How to spot the tricks in any graph, survey, or news report before they fool you.

3.76

5k+

🔍 Information Literacy 💡 Critical Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 📊 Statistical Literacy

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics Summary

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics 94%

How to spot the tricks in any graph, survey, or news report before they fool you.

by Daniel J. Levitin 2016

3.76

5k+ ratings

🔍 Information Literacy 💡 Critical Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 📊 Statistical Literacy

Parasitic Mind

by Gad Saad • 2020

The West is not just polarized; it is infected. The pathogen came from the university.

3.94

9k+

🦠 Idea Contagion 🏛️ Campus Culture Wars 🎭 Identity Politics 🤐 Political Correctness 🩹 Victimhood Culture

Parasitic Mind 94%

The West is not just polarized; it is infected. The pathogen came from the university.

by Gad Saad 2020

3.94

9k+ ratings

🦠 Idea Contagion 🏛️ Campus Culture Wars 🎭 Identity Politics 🤐 Political Correctness 🩹 Victimhood Culture

Anatomy of Fake News

by Nolan Higdon • 2020

Censorship backfires against fake news. Tech fixes flop. The only cure is a skill schools abandoned.

4.00

📰 Media Literacy 📋 News Literacy 🔍 Disinformation Studies 📢 Propaganda Analysis 💰 Attention Economy

Anatomy of Fake News 94%

Censorship backfires against fake news. Tech fixes flop. The only cure is a skill schools abandoned.

by Nolan Higdon 2020

4.00

35 ratings

📰 Media Literacy 📋 News Literacy 🔍 Disinformation Studies 📢 Propaganda Analysis 💰 Attention Economy

Doppelganger

by Naomi Klein • 2023

Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.

4.19

37k+

🗳️ Political Memoir 🕳️ Conspiracy Theories 🎭 Digital Identity 📰 Media Criticism 🛡️ Information Warfare

Doppelganger 94%

Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.

by Naomi Klein 2023

4.19

37k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Memoir 🕳️ Conspiracy Theories 🎭 Digital Identity 📰 Media Criticism 🛡️ Information Warfare

Amusing Ourselves to Death

by Neil Postman • 1985

The real danger isn't censorship. It's a culture so entertained it forgets how to think.

4.17

39k+

🏞️ Media Ecology 📰 Media Criticism 🗳️ Political Communication 📡 Medium Theory 👁️ Attention Economy

Amusing Ourselves to Death 94%

The real danger isn't censorship. It's a culture so entertained it forgets how to think.

by Neil Postman 1985

4.17

39k+ ratings

🏞️ Media Ecology 📰 Media Criticism 🗳️ Political Communication 📡 Medium Theory 👁️ Attention Economy

How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News

by Noah Giansiracusa • 2021

Algorithms chase engagement, not truth. Lies outperform facts every time, and platforms know it.

3.25

⚖️ Algorithmic Bias 📰 Online Misinformation 🎭 Deepfakes 🤖 Ai Ethics 🏛️ Tech Accountability

How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News Summary

How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News 94%

Algorithms chase engagement, not truth. Lies outperform facts every time, and platforms know it.

by Noah Giansiracusa 2021

3.25

20 ratings

⚖️ Algorithmic Bias 📰 Online Misinformation 🎭 Deepfakes 🤖 Ai Ethics 🏛️ Tech Accountability

The Information Diet

by Clay A. Johnson • 2011

Information overload is a myth. Affirmation outsells truth, and your attention is the product.

3.50

2k+

📚 Information Literacy 👁️ Attention Economy 🌿 Digital Wellness 📰 Media Literacy 🌐 Media Ecology

The Information Diet 94%

Information overload is a myth. Affirmation outsells truth, and your attention is the product.

by Clay A. Johnson 2011

3.50

2k+ ratings

📚 Information Literacy 👁️ Attention Economy 🌿 Digital Wellness 📰 Media Literacy 🌐 Media Ecology

The News

by Alain de Botton • 2014

Modern news breeds panic and distraction. A humanistic guide to staying sane amid the headlines.

3.58

3k+

📰 Media Criticism 🧠 Media Literacy ⚠️ Negativity Bias ⏳ Attention Economy 🎭 Cultural Criticism

The News 94%

Modern news breeds panic and distraction. A humanistic guide to staying sane amid the headlines.

by Alain de Botton 2014

3.58

3k+ ratings

📰 Media Criticism 🧠 Media Literacy ⚠️ Negativity Bias ⏳ Attention Economy 🎭 Cultural Criticism

Too Big to Know

by David Weinberger • 2012

Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.

3.80

2k+

🕸️ Networked Knowledge 📚 Information Overload 🏛️ Authority And Expertise 🔬 Open Science 🐝 Collective Intelligence

Too Big to Know 94%

Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.

by David Weinberger 2012

3.80

2k+ ratings

🕸️ Networked Knowledge 📚 Information Overload 🏛️ Authority And Expertise 🔬 Open Science 🐝 Collective Intelligence

The Age of Magical Overthinking

by Amanda Montell • 2024

Your brain mistakes repetition for truth, confidence for skill, and the present for a crisis.

3.42

31k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🪞 Self-Deception 📱 Information Overload 📊 Behavioral Economics

The Age of Magical Overthinking 94%

Your brain mistakes repetition for truth, confidence for skill, and the present for a crisis.

by Amanda Montell 2024

3.42

31k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🪞 Self-Deception 📱 Information Overload 📊 Behavioral Economics

Good Thinking

by David Robert Grimes • 2021

Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.

4.29

312

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Logical Fallacies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💭 Critical Thinking 📰 Media Literacy

Good Thinking 94%

Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.

by David Robert Grimes 2021

4.29

312 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Logical Fallacies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💭 Critical Thinking 📰 Media Literacy

Groupthink

by Christopher Booker • 2020

The psychological engine behind the Reign of Terror now powers modern politics and climate policy.

3.12

116

🧠 Mass Psychology 👥 Social Conformity 🫧 Collective Delusion 📢 Echo Chambers 🏛️ Ideological Capture

Groupthink 94%

The psychological engine behind the Reign of Terror now powers modern politics and climate policy.

by Christopher Booker 2020

3.12

116 ratings

🧠 Mass Psychology 👥 Social Conformity 🫧 Collective Delusion 📢 Echo Chambers 🏛️ Ideological Capture

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