How people change (or fail to) under pressure, false certainty and misinformation. Organized by the Institute for Ethics & Society Workshop
Thursday 3 September 2026 10:00 am – 4:30 pm (AEST)
In an age of outrage, algorithms and information overload, how do we become people of resilient character, humble conviction and wise discernment? Drawing on several funded research projects in Europe and Australia, this workshop explores how pressure exposes the heart and yet shapes the self, how self-righteousness quietly corrupts our capacity for knowledge and understanding of self and others, and how conspiracy theories and AI-generated “slopaganda” shape the way we see the world.
SPEAKERS
Laura Candiotto (Cagliari and Pardubice) ‘Character revision under duress’
John Lippitt (Notre Dame IES and Pardubice) ‘Failures of receptivity: self-righteousness as a stealthy vice’
Adam Piovarchy (Notre Dame IES) ‘Conspiracy theories are Infohazards’
Mark Alfano (Macquarie) ‘Slopaganda’
Event poster: https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/NdGNCq712YtRgVKVFXhKphE8bFg?domain=notredame.edu.au
Location:
The University of Notre Dame Australia,
NDS23/102 (Wilcox Mofflin Building)
46-52 Mountain Street Ultimo, NSW, 2007
Or online via Teams
For enquiries, Teams link and to RSVP:
Professor John Lippitt (john.lippitt@nd.edu.au)