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SUMMARY:A Psychological Vaccine Against Misinformation - Prof Sander van d
 er Linden
DTSTART:20221124T123000Z
DTEND:20221124T133000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Much like a viral contagion\, misinformation can spread rapidl
 y from one mind to another. Moreover\, once lodged in memory\, misinformat
 ion is difficult to correct. Inoculation theory therefore offers a natural
  basis for developing a psychological ‘vaccine’ against the spread of 
 fake news and misinformation. Specifically\, in a series of randomized lab
  and field studies\, I’ll show that it is possible to pre-emptively “i
 mmunize” people against disinformation about a wide range of topics by p
 re-exposing them to severely weakened doses of the techniques that underli
 e its production. This process of ‘prebunking’ helps people cultivate 
 cognitive antibodies in a simulated social media environment. During the t
 alk\, I’ll showcase several award-winning real-world interventions we de
 veloped and empirically evaluated in 20 languages—with governments and s
 ocial media companies—to help citizens around the world recognize and re
 sist unwanted attempts to influence and mislead.\n\nJoin us along with Pro
 f Sander van der Linden\, known for his work in persuasion and misinformat
 ion/fake news\, and particularly\, his book on “Risk and Uncertainty in 
 a Post-Truth Society”. He also helped develop the “Bad News” game\, 
 which teaches people about manipulation techniques used in fake news.\n\nS
 ignup for this talk here!\n\nhttps://forms.gle/Gy9F226MoyVDpByg9
LOCATION:Junior Parlour\, Trinity College\, Cambridge CB2 1TQ
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