Tom Nichols' The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters.
Sun, Aug 10
|Unity in Edinboro
Time & Location
Aug 10, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EDT
Unity in Edinboro, 130 Meadville St, Edinboro, PA 16412, USA
About the event
This August, join us to discuss a timely and provocative examination of the rejection of knowledge and critical thinking in Tom Nichols' The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters.
Discussion Details:
In-Person Gathering: August 10 @ 12:30 PM at Unity in Edinboro
Online via Zoom: August 13 @ 8 PM (NYC time)
In this expanded edition, Nichols delves into the troubling rise of anti-intellectualism and the rejection of expertise. He explores factors contributing to this phenomenon, including the overwhelming presence of the Internet, a "customer satisfaction" model in higher education, and the evolution of the news industry into an entertainment-first platform. Nichols connects these trends to the erosion of democracy, where misinformation and populist movements thrive, fueled by overconfidence, paranoia, and a lack of critical thinking.
Written with urgency and clarity, The Death of Expertise is both a call to action and a sobering analysis…