From 5G towers spreading Covid to the great replacement theory suggesting a secret plot to replace white populations with immigrants. What do these popular online conspiracies have in common? They demonise certain groups.
Psychologist-turned-Neuroscientist Joel Finkelstein is a data-driven researcher seeking to challenge these false narratives and has been celebrated for his work on combating hate speech and extremist content online.
He serves as co-founder of the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), a nonprofit group using machine learning to analyse the spread of hateful and narratives across social media platforms and those who are behind them.
In this episode of Babel Undone we hear from Joel - who holds science and faith closely together - on how he and his team are using pioneering research to identify cyber-social threats and how we all need to be aware of the agendas behind what we read online.
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Released on 3 Oct 2025