Information is everywhere, and with the Internet, it's accessible instantly, but Nichols argues that the quality of the information we receive is declining as self-declared experts share their opinions.

The Death of Expertise: The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters by Tom Nichols

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Best books to read 2017 nonfiction