27 Aug 2024

Kiwi lecturer at Harvard on misinformation, and the right to be told the truth

From Nights, 10:30 pm on 27 August 2024

10:30 Kiwi lecturer at Harvard on misinformation, and the right to be told the truth

Matt Macdonald teaches philosophy at Harvard University in the United States, lecturing in ethics His PhD looks at misinformation, and the right to be told the truth.

But before all that Matt was a Wellingtonian, and a Tawa College student.

He's back in the country for a few weeks, and he joins Emile Donovan.

A composite image showing the Harvard University campus and a headshot of Matt Macdonald side by side. Matt wears a plaid shirt and smiles at the camera.

Wellington man Matt Macdonald is lecturing in ethics at Harvard University, and will soon take up a fellowship at Harvard's Safra Centre for Ethics. Photo: Supplied