[HTML][HTML] Misinformation: susceptibility, spread, and interventions to immunize the public
S Van Der Linden - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
The spread of misinformation poses a considerable threat to public health and the
successful management of a global pandemic. For example, studies find that exposure to …
successful management of a global pandemic. For example, studies find that exposure to …
[HTML][HTML] The psychology of fake news
G Pennycook, DG Rand - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2021 - cell.com
We synthesize a burgeoning literature investigating why people believe and share false or
highly misleading news online. Contrary to a common narrative whereby politics drives …
highly misleading news online. Contrary to a common narrative whereby politics drives …
How digital media drive affective polarization through partisan sorting
P Törnberg - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Politics has in recent decades entered an era of intense polarization. Explanations have
implicated digital media, with the so-called echo chamber remaining a dominant causal …
implicated digital media, with the so-called echo chamber remaining a dominant causal …
Determinants of emissions pathways in the coupled climate–social system
The ambition and effectiveness of climate policies will be essential in determining
greenhouse gas emissions and, as a consequence, the scale of climate change impacts …
greenhouse gas emissions and, as a consequence, the scale of climate change impacts …
Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive global health crisis. Because the crisis
requires large-scale behaviour change and places significant psychological burdens on …
requires large-scale behaviour change and places significant psychological burdens on …
Cognitive–motivational mechanisms of political polarization in social-communicative contexts
Healthy democratic polities feature competing visions of a good society but also require
some level of cooperation and institutional trust. Democracy is at risk when citizens become …
some level of cooperation and institutional trust. Democracy is at risk when citizens become …
A framework for understanding reasoning errors: From fake news to climate change and beyond
G Pennycook - Advances in experimental social psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
Humans have the capacity, but perhaps not always the willingness, for great intelligence.
From global warming to the spread of misinformation and beyond, our species is facing …
From global warming to the spread of misinformation and beyond, our species is facing …
Politicization and COVID-19 vaccine resistance in the US
Science is frequently used and distorted to advance political, economic, or cultural agendas.
The politicization of science can limit the positive impacts that scientific advances can offer …
The politicization of science can limit the positive impacts that scientific advances can offer …
Believing and sharing misinformation, fact-checks, and accurate information on social media: The role of anxiety during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic went hand in hand with what some have called a “(mis) infodemic”
about the virus on social media. Drawing on partisan motivated reasoning and partisan …
about the virus on social media. Drawing on partisan motivated reasoning and partisan …
Climate change disinformation and how to combat it
S Lewandowsky - Annual Review of Public Health, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Climate change presents a challenge at multiple levels: It challenges our cognitive abilities
because the effect of the accumulation of emissions is difficult to understand. Climate …
because the effect of the accumulation of emissions is difficult to understand. Climate …