Summary:

Ian Davis, a blogger and researcher, discusses his journey into investigative research and journalism. He emphasises the importance of independent research and critical thinking, as well as the need to question and verify information from various sources. Davis shares his research process, which involves examining primary sources, analysing methodology, and cross-referencing information.

He also highlights the challenges of accessing and archiving information in the face of increasing censorship. Collaboration with other researchers is seen as valuable for sharing insights and discovering new information. The conversation explores the importance of critical thinking and the need to question information from trusted sources.

It delves into the centralisation of control and the existence of global power structures. The discussion highlights the manipulation of events to push certain agendas, such as the push for a global digital ID database. The conversation emphasises the need for independent thinking and collaboration across different perspectives to uncover the truth.

Iain's Links:

Website: https://iaindavis.com

SubStack: https://iaindavis.substack.com

Chapters

00:00 • Introduction and Interest in Critical Thinking

02:21 • Building a Tool for Independent Researchers

03:14 • Journey into Research and Journalism Investigation

06:33 • Transition to Full-Time Writing and Blogging

09:27 • Using Social Media and Shadow Banning

10:19 • Importance of Accessing Information from Various Sources

13:36 • Research Process and Critical Thinking

18:49 • Collecting and Organising Information

21:09 • Challenges in Searching Through Documents

24:01 • Technical Difficulties and Uploading Video

25:03 • Searching for Sources and Documents

26:31 • Unlocking Paywalled Studies

27:53 • Analyzing Government Reports and Documents

29:20 • Advantages of Online Access to Information

30:15 • Maintaining Access to Information and the Censorship Agenda

32:07 • Collaboration and Collective Research to Counter Censorship

39:02 • The Power of Critical Thinking in Analyzing Information

45:09 • Finding Common Ground Across Political Ideologies

52:41 • Following and Supporting the Speaker's Work

Sound Bites

"I come at it from a kind of critical thinking perspective."

"I'm very keen to also maintain my own blog because I'm able to reach out to my relatively small audience."

"I start with the methodology and find out well, how did they work out? Whatever this conclusion is supposed to be."

"I think it's really important that we maintain access to information in this way. And obviously the censorship agenda that is obviously being rolled out."

"It's really important or one of the ideas to try and collectivize people's research."

"What are those things that you've found or would like to find that it's kind of like that aha moment, ah, that's connected to this thing."