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In recent years, the spread of fake news—particularly in the health domain—has become a significant concern. Misinformation about medical treatments, vaccines, and diseases often circulates rapidly on social media and other online platforms, sometimes outpacing factual information. The proportion …
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In a class I recently taught about U.S. Health Care Policy & Politics, I asked the students how many health policy experts there are in the United States. Amidst a field of befuddled faces, one student said “300 million.” That is basically the right answer because virtually everyone who has been …
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Source: Matryx/Pixabay 2020 has turned out to be the year of the conspiracy theory. Sure, conspiracy theories have been around forever, but it’s hard to recall a time when they’ve been so integrated with mainstream discourse, endorsed by American political leaders, and relevant to public health. …
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Up to a third of people globally endorse at least one conspiracy theory, from COVID origins to assassination cover-ups, climate change, and secret cabals. Why are we so drawn to absurd tales and false truths? Are we open‑minded, bored, sensation-seeking, gullible, or all of the above? The world of …
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Confirmation bias is when people only believe information that reinforces what they already believe. For example, vaccine opponents may only believe information about vaccines being unsafe, and will reject any contrary information or facts. Confirmation bias is one reason people find it hard to let …
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A bipartisan group of former U.S. Surgeons General recently warned the nation about the threat posed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a particularly harmful voice on vaccines. The online noise will keep swirling, but its costs land on children—the baby who can’t choose, the kid with asthma, the teen …
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Reasons 1 and 2: Mistrust of Experts and Personal Autonomy Almost everyone has had at least one bad experience with the health care system—particularly in the United States, where both insurance and health care delivery lack consistency and coordination. And historically, certain groups—such as …
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Back in my early days of blogging for Psychology Today, I posted an article (2010) on the UFO (now UAP) phenomenon which, more than a decade-and-a-half later, I want to revisit and further amplify. It is a subject that has grown increasingly compelling and fascinating for some over the years, …
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I consider myself to have average to above-average intelligence, as many people do. I am college educated—and am in fact a college professor—and I’ve devoted my life to the accumulation and dissemination of knowledge. But even I can be easily duped by the internet. This past Halloween, a viral …
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By Sheldomar Elliott, Lianna Tullis-Robinson, and Monnica Williams Did you know that Black men were experimented on for decades in search of a mind control drug? From 1947 to 1974, incarcerated Black men and other vulnerable inpatient groups were exploited in research studies held at the Addiction …
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