A systematic review of worldwide causal and correlational evidence on digital media and democracy
One of today's most controversial and consequential issues is whether the global uptake of
digital media is causally related to a decline in democracy. We conducted a systematic …
digital media is causally related to a decline in democracy. We conducted a systematic …
Conspiracy theories and social media platforms
Conspiracy theories proliferate online. We provide an overview of information consumption
patterns related to conspiracy content on four mainstream social media platforms (Facebook …
patterns related to conspiracy content on four mainstream social media platforms (Facebook …
A confirmation bias view on social media induced polarisation during Covid-19
Social media has played a pivotal role in polarising views on politics, climate change, and
more recently, the Covid-19 pandemic. Social media induced polarisation (SMIP) poses …
more recently, the Covid-19 pandemic. Social media induced polarisation (SMIP) poses …
Higher education and its post-coronial future: utopian hopes and dystopian fears at Cambridge University during Covid-19
S Eringfeld - Studies in Higher Education, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The Covid-19 crisis has given rise to existential questions around the university during and
after Covid-19. How might we re-imagine the future of HE and the post-coronial university …
after Covid-19. How might we re-imagine the future of HE and the post-coronial university …
The COVID‐19 pandemic and the search for structure: Social media and conspiracy theories
The study outlines a model for how the COVID‐19 pandemic has uniquely exacerbated the
propagation of conspiracy beliefs and subsequent harmful behaviors. The pandemic has led …
propagation of conspiracy beliefs and subsequent harmful behaviors. The pandemic has led …
[HTML][HTML] Rabbit Hole Syndrome: Inadvertent, accelerating, and entrenched commitment to conspiracy beliefs
RM Sutton, KM Douglas - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
There is mounting anecdotal evidence that some individuals fall into conspiracy “rabbit
holes” causing harms ranging from social isolation to violence. We propose a hypothetical …
holes” causing harms ranging from social isolation to violence. We propose a hypothetical …
A network approach to investigate the dynamics of individual and collective beliefs: Advances and applications of the bending model
M Vlasceanu, AM Dyckovsky… - Perspectives on …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Changing entrenched beliefs to alter people's behavior and increase societal welfare has
been at the forefront of behavioral-science research, but with limited success. Here, we …
been at the forefront of behavioral-science research, but with limited success. Here, we …
#lockdown: Network-Enhanced Emotional Profiling in the Time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic forced countries all over the world to take unprecedented
measures, like nationwide lockdowns. To adequately understand the emotional and social …
measures, like nationwide lockdowns. To adequately understand the emotional and social …
A survey on echo chambers on social media: Description, detection and mitigation
Echo chambers on social media are a significant problem that can elicit a number of
negative consequences, most recently affecting the response to COVID-19. Echo chambers …
negative consequences, most recently affecting the response to COVID-19. Echo chambers …
Interconnectedness and (in) coherence as a signature of conspiracy worldviews
Conspiracy theories may arise out of an overarching conspiracy worldview that identifies
common elements of subterfuge across unrelated or even contradictory explanations …
common elements of subterfuge across unrelated or even contradictory explanations …