Political polarization and health
In addition to social determinants of health, such as economic resources, education, access
to care and various environmental factors, there is growing evidence that political …
to care and various environmental factors, there is growing evidence that political …
The costs of polarizing a pandemic: Antecedents, consequences, and lessons
Polarization has been rising in the United States of America for the past few decades and
now poses a significant—and growing—public-health risk. One of the signature features of …
now poses a significant—and growing—public-health risk. One of the signature features of …
A synthesis of evidence for policy from behavioural science during COVID-19
Scientific evidence regularly guides policy decisions, with behavioural science increasingly
part of this process. In April 2020, an influential paper proposed 19 policy recommendations …
part of this process. In April 2020, an influential paper proposed 19 policy recommendations …
Digital public health interventions at scale: The impact of social media advertising on beliefs and outcomes related to COVID vaccines
Public health organizations increasingly use social media advertising campaigns in pursuit
of public health goals. In this paper, we evaluate the impact of about 40millionofsocialmediaadvertisementsthatw …
of public health goals. In this paper, we evaluate the impact of about 40millionofsocialmediaadvertisementsthatw …
Behavioural interventions to reduce vaccine hesitancy driven by misinformation on social media
Effective population level vaccina-tion campaigns are fundamental to public health. 1-3
Counter campaigns, which are as old as the first vaccines, 4 disrupt uptake and can threaten …
Counter campaigns, which are as old as the first vaccines, 4 disrupt uptake and can threaten …
Vaccines and the Covid-19 pandemic: lessons from failure and success
SD Kominers, A Tabarrok - Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The losses from the global Covid-19 pandemic have been staggering—trillions in economic
costs, on top of significant losses of life, health, and well-being. The world made significant …
costs, on top of significant losses of life, health, and well-being. The world made significant …
Covid-19 spillover effects onto general vaccine attitudes
Even amid the unprecedented public health challenges attributable to the COVID-19
pandemic, opposition to vaccinating against the novel coronavirus has been both prevalent …
pandemic, opposition to vaccinating against the novel coronavirus has been both prevalent …
Online engagement with 2020 election misinformation and turnout in the 2021 Georgia runoff election
Following the 2020 general election, Republican elected officials, including then-President
Donald Trump, promoted conspiracy theories claiming that Joe Biden's close victory in …
Donald Trump, promoted conspiracy theories claiming that Joe Biden's close victory in …
Communities of knowledge in trouble
The community-of-knowledge framework explains the extraordinary success of the human
species, despite individual members' demonstrably shallow understanding of many topics …
species, despite individual members' demonstrably shallow understanding of many topics …
Understanding the rationales and information environments for early, late, and nonadopters of the COVID-19 vaccine
Anti-vaccine sentiment during the COVID-19 pandemic grew at an alarming rate, leaving
much to understand about the relationship between people's vaccination status and the …
much to understand about the relationship between people's vaccination status and the …