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Can't say I'm surprised at these (nonetheless important) findings from @profsanderlinden.bsky.social & colleagues. From The #NewClimateWar:

Yes but climate doom suggests there's nothing to be done anymore, which is false. The truth is that there's a lot we can do to reduce climate change, but we're not doing it.

cc @michaelemann.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com

New paper @pnas.org "Inoculation Against Climate Doom"-we show in a social media simulator that cognitive inoculation improves discernment of doom stories across the political aisle & shifts behavior, incl less sharing of doom. Doom also predicts less climate action. 👉 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Do you research misinformation? @bojanaveckalov.bsky.social @sandrajgeiger.bsky.social @profsanderlinden.bsky.social @lewan.uk, Matthew Hornsey and I have a new piece out in NHB on lessons learned from climate psychology that can catalyze misinformation research. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Insights from climate psychology for misinformation research

"Contemporary society faces complex and interconnected global crises. Prominent among them are the climate crisis driven by anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions and an epistemic crisis driven by rising misinformation in societal discourse." Yep. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

People prefer to use “sycophantic” AI systems that reinforce their pre-existing beliefs. In a new paper (n=7,227), we found that people enjoyed interacting with sycophantic AI chatbots more than interacting with neutral chatbots or “disagreeable” chatbots that challenged their beliefs.

Is this the comedian guy? Must be a satire piece ;-)

In 2011, South Korea banned children < 16 from playing games online between midnight & 6am out of concern for internet addiction. Subsequent studies showed that such curfew policies had absolutely no effect. The law was repealed in 2022. Food for thought www.jahonline.org/article/S105...

So @profsanderlinden.bsky.social wrote about the concept of "pre bunking" in his book FOOLPROOF, and this is exactly the right time to do it. Not just media. Us mortals, too. Grab a copy and at least scan it to get the gist. Then do it.

Enjoyed this interview in the Economic Times of India Misinformation is shaping world, from climate change to wars: Cambridge University Professor Sander van der Linden Read more at: economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/et-evok...

Pleased to announce I've been appointed to the new Dept. of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSIT) College of Experts. This is a new network of leading specialists who will be giving DSIT fast & flexible access to independent scientific expertise. www.sdmlab.psychol.cam.ac.uk/news/prof-va...

1️⃣ 🧵 Our written evidence “Misinformation about childhood vaccinations: evidence & interventions” for UK House of Lords Childhood Vaccinations Committee is now public—led by Sander van der Linden with Kai Ruggeri, @drg.bsky.social, Heidi Larson, Thom & Jon Roozenbeek and me 1/10

How to find hope in a polycrisis - @ellarhodespsych.bsky.social hears from @alekscichocka.bsky.social @profsanderlinden.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social @timwildschut.bsky.social and others. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

📢In a new Comment for our 5-year Anniversary series, @profsanderlinden.bsky.social and @yarakyrychenko.bsky.social discuss the dangers and opportunities of social technology. www.nature.com/articles/s43... #cssky 🔓 rdcu.be/fq22F

“Human cognition is not just about competence, it is also about warmth” @profsanderlinden.bsky.social at #SMDM

New Nature paper with the brilliant @yarakyrychenko.bsky.social! Digital technologies are shaping the public sphere but were not designed as democratic infrastructure. We propose aligning social technologies with democratic principles of inclusivity, fairness, & representativeness. rdcu.be/fqnyw

True but the alternative isn’t nothing, it’s better policy.

Very little enforcement capability from what I understand.