Critical Navigation of Information: Navigating and understanding the vast landscape of information available today.
Understanding News and Media: Challenges in monitoring news, understanding its meaning in the modern context, and interpreting media sources, including considerations of bias and influence.
Philosophical and Practical Aspects of Information: Exploring the epistemology of information and its practical applications in today's media spheres, including the influence of media outlets and influencers.
Information Transfer at Different Levels: How information is received and transferred from personal conversations to mass media, and its varying implications.
Purpose and Impact of Scientific Research: Conducting scientific research with a focus on issues that matter, including cognitive and philosophical foundations for understanding information.
Media Ownership and Influence: How ownership of media affects information dissemination and public opinion, and the changing dynamics in the digital age.
Democratic Processes in Media Decision Making: Democratic processes in media platforms, like Twitter's user votes for content curation decisions.
Influence of Prestige and Bias on Information Reception: How prestige and bias shape our reception and internalization of information, particularly in social media and public discourse.
Scientific Process and Output Reliability: The scientific process and the importance of process and peer review in determining the reliability of scientific outputs.
Role of Modeling and Simulations in Science: The use of computational modeling and simulations for understanding various phenomena, understanding their versatility and limitations.
Importance of Critical Thinking in Media Consumption: Critical thinking in the face of overwhelming media information.