Skeptical Inquirer Presents: "Psychological Inoculation Against Misinformation"

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Event Title: "Psychological Inoculation Against Misinformation" with Sander van der Linden

Details for this event:
Much like a viral contagion, misinformation can spread rapidly from one mind to another. Moreover, once lodged in memory, falsehoods are difficult to correct. Inoculation theory offers a natural basis for developing a psychological “vaccine” against the spread of fake news and misinformation. Is it possible to pre-emptively “immunize” millions of people against disinformation by pre-exposing them to severely weakened doses of the techniques that underlie its production?

Join us on Thursday, June 26, at 7:00 p.m. ET as Stuart Vyse hosts a Skeptical Inquirer Presentsconversation with Professor Sander van der Linden. He’ll describe the lab and field studies into the process called “prebunking,” which van der Linden says helps people cultivate cognitive antibodies in both simulated and real social media environments. He’ll also detail several interventions—developed and evaluated with public health authorities and technology companies—to help people around the world recognize and resist unwanted attempts to influence and mislead.

NOTE: This live Zoom event is free, but advance registration is required, so sign up right now.

About the Speaker:
* Sander van der Linden, PhD, is a professor of Social Psychology in Society and Director of the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. He has won numerous awards for his research on human judgment, communication, and decision making. He codeveloped the award-winning fake news game “Bad News” and regularly advises governments, public health authorities, and social media companies on how to combat the spread of misinformation.

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