Coronavirus is a breeding ground for conspiracy theories – here’s why that’s a serious problem The novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world, with new cases being reported all the time. Spreading just as fast, it seems, are conspiracy … Continue reading The spread of conspiracy
The Heartland Lobby Shortly before the crucial conversation, shortly before Heartland’s chief strategist tells us how it’s all orchestrated, we sit together, some enjoying steaks. The German lobbyist and YouTuber, Heartland’s chief strategist from America, a British lord and Trump’s … Continue reading Climate change deniers
Coronavirus ‘Hits All the Hot Buttons’ for How We Misjudge Risk Shortly after the University of Washington announced that the school’s fourth suspected case of the new coronavirus had turned out negative, two professors, one of public policy and the … Continue reading Waves of anxiety
Getting Some Sleep Doesn’t Make Eyewitnesses Any Better At Identifying Suspects We tend to think of sleep as a positive thing. Not enough of it, and we suffer: our moods drop, and we find it harder to both concentrate on … Continue reading Improving recollection
Most People Who Share “Fake News” Do Care About The Accuracy Of News Items — They’re Just Distracted Is it really believable that Hillary Clinton operated a child sex ring out of a pizza shop — or that Donald Trump … Continue reading The power of headlines
Public Belief In “Memory Myths” Not Actually That Widespread, Study Argues The general public has a pretty poor understanding of how memory works — and lawyers and clinical psychologists can be just as bad. At least, this is what many … Continue reading Memory myths
I Got Access to My Secret Consumer Score. Now You Can Get Yours, Too As consumers, we all have “secret scores”: hidden ratings that determine how long each of us waits on hold when calling a business, whether we can … Continue reading Secret scores
