Fargo Think & Drink: Disinformation and Conspiracy Theories with Dr. David Cason

Fargo Think & Drink

Disinformation and Conspiracy Theories

Featuring Dr. David Cason

Sunday, Mar. 23, 2025

4-5 pm CT

Sons of Norway Troll Lounge, Fargo ND

Let’s dig into why people believe misinformation and how conspiracy theories thrive in times of stress, danger, or uncertainty. We’ll also look at how people with harmful intentions spread false claims, what actually works when trying to debunk them, and the bigger impact this all has—like how widespread misinformation can shake up democracy.

This event is a great alternative to your usual coffee catch-up with friends or even an interesting date idea! We’ll start with a presentation from our speaker and then you’ll have the chance to join in on discussions at your table, sharing thoughts and ideas with others. Each ticket includes one complimentary drink (beer, wine, soda).

* Members, please note: The coupon code for our free online classes cannot be used for this in-person event. *

SPEAKER BIO:

Dr. David Cason is an Associate Professor of Honors at the University of North Dakota, with over 35 years of teaching experience. Specializing in political thought, Southern history, civil rights, and misinformation, Dr. Cason brings a deep understanding of these subjects to both research and the classroom. He recently published a biography of musician Graham Jackson and is currently working on a biography of Georgia Governor Lester Maddox.

EMCEE BIO:

Dennis Cooley received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Rochester in 1995. His teaching and research interests include theoretical and applied ethics with a focus on pragmatism, bioethics, business ethics, personhood, and death and dying. He is the author of Technology, Transgenics, and a Practical Moral Code, Death’s Values and Obligations: A Pragmatic Framework, and co-edited Passing/Out: Identity Veiled and Revealed. He is Secretary General of the International Academy of Medical Ethics and Public Health; Editor of Springer’s International Library of Bioethics; Associate Editor of Elsevier’s Ethics, Medicine and Public Health; and Director of the Northern Plains Ethics Institute.

HND VALUE STATEMENT:

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or Humanities North Dakota. However, in an increasingly polarized world, we at Humanities North Dakota believe that being open-minded is necessary to thinking critically and rationally. Therefore, our programs and classes reflect our own open-mindedness in the inquiry, seeking, and acquiring of scholars to speak at our events and teach classes for our Public University. To that end, we encourage our participants to join us in stepping outside our comfort zones and considering other perspectives and ideas by being open-minded while attending HND events featuring scholars who hold a variety of opinions, some being opposite of our own held beliefs.

Humanities North Dakota classes and events are funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities