The Epistemic Distortion Formula: A Mechanical Model of Knowledge Failure
Abstract
This document constitutes the first public disclosure of the Epistemic Distortion Formula. Epistemicdistortion within institutions scales with the product of assertion without entitlement andsusceptibility to narrative authority. The model provides a compact, mechanical explanation formisinformation, propaganda, and institutional decision failure
Fields of Study & Subjects
Misinformation and Its Impacts
Epistemology
Ethics
and Metaphysics
Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 30 January 2026
- Language
- EN