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The Death of Expertise The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters

Tom Nichols

Building on his enormously successful first edition, Tom Nichols confirms his thesis that events, such as the COVID pandemic, prove that the assault on expertise has only intensified. Fully updated chapters continue to address how technology and increasing levels of education have exposed people to...

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The Dan Bongino Show

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The Dan Bongino Show

The book was mentioned in the context of its author, Tom Nichols, who ironically, despite writing about the death of expertise, was critiqued by Bongino for promoting what he considers misinformation about the Ukraine conflict and Donald Trump.

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He ironically has a book called the death of expertise as he, you know, claims to be a Russia expert.

— Episode: The Left Can Take A Seat! (Ep 1719)

Episode: The Left Can Take A Seat! (Ep 1719)

The book was mentioned in the context of its author, Tom Nichols, who ironically, despite writing about the death of expertise, was critiqued by Bongino for promoting what he considers misinformation about the Ukraine conflict and Donald Trump.

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He ironically has a book called the death of expertise as he, you know, claims to be a Russia expert.

This guy who ironically wrote a book, 'The Death of Expertise,' while telling you with his expertise that there's a pee pee tape out there.

What Now? with Trevor Noah

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What Now? with Trevor Noah

The book was mentioned as a 2017 publication that examines why people distrust experts, arguing that the democratization of media has led everyone to consider themselves an authority on every subject.

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I was reviewing this book by Tom Nichols. I think it was written in 2017. It was called The Death of Expertise and why people don't trust people who have a deep well of knowledge in a certain area bec...

— Episode: Katie Couric: Is Objectivity Dead?

Episode: Katie Couric: Is Objectivity Dead?

The book was mentioned as a 2017 publication that examines why people distrust experts, arguing that the democratization of media has led everyone to consider themselves an authority on every subject.

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I was reviewing this book by Tom Nichols. I think it was written in 2017. It was called The Death of Expertise and why people don't trust people who have a deep well of knowledge in a certain area because everyone is an expert now. Everyone has an opinion.

But it doesn't. There's so many opinions without portfolio out there.

The Bulwark Podcast

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The Bulwark Podcast

The hosts repeatedly introduced Tom Nichols by noting his book and its upcoming updated edition, using it as a credential to frame discussions about the erosion of expertise in politics and academia. While they referenced the title’s relevance to current events, they did not explicitly endorse or critique it, treating it as a background reference.

Episode: Tom Nichols: Political Malpractice

The Death of Expertise, which now has an updated and expanded edition, was discussed as a book relevant to the conversation regarding Joe Biden's debate performance.

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His books include The Death of Expertise, which now is an updated and expanded edition.

And the other one is just, I feel like we've earned this. Like, despite the madness around us and the badness, there is something happening today that we can enjoy. Steve Bannon is going to jail.

One of them is just right in your wheelhouse for The Death of Expertise.

Episode: Tom Nichols: The Cult Around the Sad Boy from Quee...

The book was updated and expanded, and book plates were available for purchase. Tom Nichols was described as a curmudgeonly wise man and was referred to as the author of The Death of Expertise.

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He's the author of the Atlantic Daily Newsletter. His books include The Death of Expertise, which now is an updated and expanded edition. And you can get book plates. The book plates are available.

And you can get book plates. The book plates are available.

Episode: Tom Nichols: The GOP Needs a Fake Joe Biden

The Death of Expertise has an updated and expanded edition coming out in April. The book was mentioned in the context of the host introducing Tom Nichols.

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His books include The Death of Expertise, which has an updated and expanded edition. Lots of fodder for that coming in April.

The Death of Expertise

Episode: Tom Nichols: Drama Queens About Everything

The Death of Expertise was mentioned as a book written by Tom Nichols and it has an updated edition.

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His books include The Death of Expertise, which has an updated edition.

Episode: Tom Nichols: Claudine Gay Had to Go

The speaker mentioned referencing this book in the new edition to discuss Tessier Levine at Stanford and the inability to lead after academic misconduct. The speaker also noted they wrote about the book previously, discussing the collapse of standards in education.

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And I wrote about this look out book plug coming in the new edition of the death of expertise.

I talked about this in the death of expertise that students graduate from college saying, well, I had an A minus average at a university.

Episode: Tom Nichols: Testing the System 'Til It Breaks

The book was mentioned as one of Tom Nichols' works, and an update for it was anticipated to be released that winter.

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and author of The Atlantic Daily Newsletter. And his books include The Death of Expertise, which I am told has an update coming this winter.

Episode: Tom Nichols: Clowns with Flame Throwers

This book was mentioned in the context of Tom Nichols' background as an author whose work informs his analysis on current events, suggesting it discusses the decline of trust in expertise.

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Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic and professor emeritus at the Naval War College and his books include, as you know, the death of expertise and our own worst enemy.

The Daily Stoic

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The Daily Stoic

This book was recommended as a good read, highlighting the modern trend of people believing they know better than experts, even without sufficient knowledge. The author was also a past guest on the podcast.

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There's a great book that I recommend I carried in the bookstore and I had them on the podcast a while back by Tom Nichols called The Death of Expertise, right?

— Episode: Are You Showing Them How To Be A Student...

Episode: Are You Showing Them How To Be A Student? | Expect...

This book was recommended as a good read, highlighting the modern trend of people believing they know better than experts, even without sufficient knowledge. The author was also a past guest on the podcast.

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There's a great book that I recommend I carried in the bookstore and I had them on the podcast a while back by Tom Nichols called The Death of Expertise, right?

Episode: Can You Savor it | Expect To Change Your Opinions

The Death of Expertise was recommended as a book that explores the idea that people think they know better than experts.

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There's a great book that I recommend I carried in the bookstore and I had them on the podcast a while back by Tom Nichols called the Death of Expertise, right?

Episode: James Clear, Robert Greene, Brad Stulberg, Tom Nic...

The podcast host described this book as a "must-read", particularly relevant to the current times, highlighting its discussion of the assault on modern thinking and the rise of misinformation.

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I was very glad to talk with Tom Nichols on the assault on modern thinking his book The Death of Expertise is a must must read definitely a book for and of these times to check that out

Episode: Author Tom Nichols on the Assault on Modern Thinki...

It was discussed as being prescient about the vulnerabilities of the media system and the disrespect for established knowledge, even though expertise still exists. The author wished he had been less correct about the issues it highlighted.

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It doesn't feel good to be right about something terrible. I would trade all the copies that that book has sold to have been 20% less correct.

the death of expertise is a title...Some people said, aha, seeing you mean the failure of expertise and I meant no, the death of the respect for expertise because expertise exists.

I meant the death of the respect for expertise because expertise exists. I mean we all use it every day even though we talk about you know, oh I don't like experts and I don't want to listen to the egg heads.

the way we got here was this rapid and unchecked growth of narcissism beginning sometime in the early 70s where people simply said you know I don't have to listen to experts because I am to use Richard Hofstetter's wonderful world. I am omnicompetent.

it was this weird narcissistic childlike insistence that it's not just that I don't trust experts but I am smarter than experts

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