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Politically, the United States is more divided than ever. And in an election year, discussions are getting heated, potentially leading to some awkward moments on the playground, at the dinner table, or on social media. This has caused many of us to struggle with how to talk to people whose views …
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As conspiracy theories, fake news, and concerning waves of disinformation started to typify the COVID-19 pandemic, social media platforms stepped up with a wave of moderation and warnings, seeking to help the public distinguish fact from fiction. While the response has been divided, with some …
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This post is an adapted except from my Substack newsletter, Something It’s Like. In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the entire world is controlled by three totalitarian superstates. Britain, or “Airstrip One,” is ruled by a single party, Ingsoc, with its cult of personality surrounding the dictator …
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Whether it’s self-deception aimed at avoiding distress, false memories, contradictory religious notions about what happens when we die, or just getting the facts wrong, we all believe things that aren’t true. And not infrequently, we cling to those false beliefs, even when they butt up against …
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The belief that they are better than everyone else can make people not just difficult to deal with but unbearable. What gives them the right to claim perfection, especially if they’re not much more than ordinary? Perhaps you have an acquaintance, not really a friend, who carries themselves with an …
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Source: Omni Matryx/Pixabay “Our analyses clearly show that SARS-CoV-2 is not a laboratory construct or a purposefully manipulated virus.” —Andersen KM, et al. (2020)1 COVID-19 Misinformation Under ongoing threat from a novel viral pandemic, it’s hardly surprising that misinformation has been …
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How do you feel about artificial intelligence (AI)? Do you enjoy conversing with Siri and Alexa or are you on the fence about the revolution happening before our eyes? I will be honest—initially, I was sceptical at best. Machines that simulate the human mind? No, thanks. My initial dismissal was …
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A wide variety of conspiracy theories circulated rapidly online involving the Donald Trump assassination attempt. Lisa Bortolotti, from the University of Birmingham in the UK, reacted to this phenomenon by pointing out that several features of these latest conspiracy theories contradict traditional …
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Can any of us make a difference in finding an explanation for UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects), which are now called Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), or have we learned helplessness? It seems that many people think in their heart of hearts that they cannot make a difference in helping …
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When we think about a person who believes one or multiple conspiracy theories, we tend to think of someone with relatively stable and fixed beliefs. In the public imagination, this is one of the things that makes dealing with conspiracy theories so difficult, that they’re seemingly stubborn and …
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