Tag: Fake news
Writing’s power to deceive
Andrew Elfenbein, University of Minnesota
When I was researching and writing my new book, “The Gist of Reading,” I wanted to explore long-held assumptions about...
Trump may owe his 2016 victory to ‘fake news,’ new study...
Richard Gunther, The Ohio State University; Erik C. Nisbet, The Ohio State University, and Paul Beck, The Ohio State University
Could “fake news” have helped...
Market bubbles and sonic attacks: Mass hysterias will never go away
Barry Markovsky, University of South Carolina
Ancient and quaint seem the days of witch crazes, demon scares and tulip manias. Instances of mass hysteria may...
Rather than being free of values, good science is transparent about...
Kevin Elliott, Michigan State University
Scientists these days face a conundrum. As Americans are buffeted by accounts of fake news, alternative facts and deceptive social...
Blade Runner’s chillingly prescient vision of the future
Marsha Gordon, North Carolina State University
Can corporations become so powerful that they dictate the way we feel? Can machines get mad – like, really...
Should we worry that half of Americans trust their gut to...
R. Kelly Garrett, The Ohio State University
Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’ll bet that’s true,” before you had all the facts? Most people...
How a journalism class is teaching middle schoolers to fight fake...
Ed Madison, University of Oregon
Research last year out of Stanford University revealed that students – from middle schoolers to undergraduates – are easily duped...
What the Leo Frank case tells us about the dangers of...
Ingrid Anderson, Boston University
On Tuesday, April 11 – the first day of the Jewish holiday of Passover – White House Press Secretary...
EXPLORING NATURE
Touch can comfort and heal, but also harm − a psychologist...
Brian N. Chin, Trinity College
A hug from a friend. A squeeze of the hand. A steady arm around...
