Professor Laura Dilley - Qanon disinformation on Twitter

Tesla is the most exciting car company in a generation . . . but can it live up to the hype?Tesla Motors and CEO Elon Musk have become household names, shaking up the staid auto industry by creating a set of innovative electric vehicles that have wowed the marketplace and defied conventional wisdom. The company's market valuation now rivals that of long-established automakers, and, to many industry observers, Tesla is defining the future of the industry.But behind the hype, Tesla has some serious deficiencies that raise questions about its sky-high valuation, and even its ultimate survival.Tesla's commitment to innovation has led it to reject the careful, zero-defects approach of other car manufacturers, even as it struggles to mass-produce cars reliably, and with minimal defects. While most car manufacturers struggle with the razor-thin margins of mid-priced sedans, Tesla's strategy requires that the Model 3 finally bring it to profitability, even as the high-priced Roadster and Model S both lost money. And Tesla's approach of continually focusing on the future, even as commitments and deadlines are repeatedly missed, may ultimately test the patience of all but its most devoted fans.In Ludicrous, journalist and auto industry analyst Edward Niedermeyer lays bare the disconnect between the popular perception of Tesla and the day-to-day realities of the company—and the cars it produces. Blending original reporting and never-before-published insider accounts with savvy industry analysis, Niedermeyer tells the story of Tesla as it's never been told before—with clear eyes, objectivity and insight.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Professor Laura Dilley - Qanon disinformation on TwitterJan 18, 2023Ed is joined by Laura Dilley who is here to talk about the continuing campaign to halt or at least reduce the amount of disinformation on Twitter and other platforms.with the take over of Twitter by Elon Musk, many dangerous characters have had their accounts reinstated. This includes anti-vaxxers, racists, misogynists and other individuals, and of course, the Qanon phenomenon which has been so influential on politics and society, and not for the better.She talks about the problems with verification of information and the line where censorship comes in, and the difference between objective free speech and spouting nonsense.Laura Dilley, Ph.D, is an Associate Professor in the  Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders. She received her  B.S. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences in 1997 from MIT and her Ph.D. in  Speech and Hearing Biosciences and Technology from MIT and Harvard in  2005.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Ed is joined by Jennifer Saginor – and wow! Does she have a story to tell. Jennifer literally grew up in the legendary Playboy Mansion. Her father was the personal physician to Hugh Hefner, as and such lived on the premises, surrounded by barely clothed women, pool parties and a life of abundance and indulgence which separated her not only from her peers but also the real world.By the time she was fourteen, Jennifer had been exposed to sex parties, dodgy celebrities, drugs and the who panoply associated with a life of abundance, a life where ordinary people on the outside of the fortress like walls no longer existed.It was up to Jennifer and her alone to survive in this world, a world which had eaten up so many women before and after her, spitting them out like used gum.These are her stories.Book: Playground: A Childhood Lost Inside the Playboy MansionWebsite : Jennifer SaginorTwitter : Jennifer SaginorFacebook : Jennifer SaginorBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.