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FBL95: Sander van der Linden - Foolproof in the Age of Misinformation

Mar 24, 2023

31:22

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Introduction

4min

Bad News: A Deep Dive Simulation in the Dark Arts of Manipulation

2min

The Psychological Limits of Debunking Misinformation

5min

How to Prevent Manipulation on Social Media

4min

The Importance of Critical Thought

2min

The Perniciousness of Misinformation in a Digital Environment

4min

The Effects of Awareness of Cognitive Biases on Memory

5min

The Effects of Social Media on Misinformation

4min

The Evolution of Incentives in the Online Space

2min

This week my guest is Sander Van Der Linden, Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Cambridge where he has also directed the Social Decision-Making Lab since 2016.

In this episode we explore Sander’s latest publication, Foolproof, in which he details the many ways in which humans fall prey to misinformation and ways in which we can resist such persuasion. This primarily takes us on a tour of his work around “pre-bunking,” an experience that gives one an increased resistance to misinformation almost by acting as a mental vaccine.

Find out more about Sander and his work at twitter.com/Sander_vdLinden or at sandervanderlinden.com

Learn more about Singularity: ⁠su.org⁠

Host:⁠ Steven Parton⁠ - ⁠LinkedIn⁠ /⁠ Twitter⁠

Music by: Amine el Filali