The Wisdom, and Madness, of Crowds: a workshop on group beliefs, echo chambers and collective identities

The Wisdom, and Madness, of Crowds: A Workshop on Group Beliefs, Echo Chambers and Collective Identities
May 28–29, 2026 | Erasmus University Rotterdam

We are pleased to announce the upcoming workshop The Wisdom, and Madness, of Crowds: a workshop on group beliefs, echo chambers and collective identities, to be held on May 28–29, 2026, at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Preliminary schedule Thursday May 28 9:15 - 9:50                      Reception 9:50 - 10.40                   Eric Funkhouser  Tribal Belief Signals as Green Beard Effects  11:00 - 12:30                Ísak Andri Ólafsson  Conditions for Justified Gatekeeping in Groups   13.30 - 14.20                Keynote: Lukas Schwengerer We-Modes, Echo Chambers, and Conspiracy Theories  Commentator: Giulia Napolitano 14.20 - 15.10                 Lena Voorbergen  (Un)justified Group Belief in Epistemically Pernicious Groups 15.30 - 17.00                Keynote: Margaret Gilbert Some Reflections on the Joint Commitment Account of Collective Belief  Commentator: Janis Schaab    Friday May 29  9:00 - 10:30                   Keynote: Fernando Broncano Berrocal Group Belief and Moral Evaluation   Commentator: Miguel Egler   10.50 - 11.40                 Katharina Berndt  Implicit Bias and Responsibility in Collective Decision-making  11:40 - 12:30                 Juanma Poyatos & Dani Pino  Misinformation beyond Ignorance: An Understanding-First Account for Crowd Epistemology  13:30 - 14:20                 Marcelo Cabral  Collective Evidence and the Persistence of Outlandish Political Beliefs  14.40 - 16:10                 Keynote: Jesper Kallestrup Epistemic Cults  Commentator: Chris Ranalli    Location: Erasmus University College (Nieuwemarkt 1A, 3011HP Rotterdam - The Netherlands)

For any questions, please contact [email protected].