A review by hauteclere
The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread by Cailin O'Connor, James Owen Weatherall

5.0

With a strong emphasis on science, it explores and explains how information travels through social networks, and what influences its movement. It shows how such networks can fail to spread the best information spontaneously, or worse under the influence of individuals trying to spread bad information. Using familiar examples it points to the key influence of trust and reputation. Some recommendations are made on how to avoid bad outcomes.

The book is well written with informative diagrams of the models - easy to understand for someone not steeped in the logic and philosophy of science which is the field of the authors.