“Do Your Own Research” hypocrites

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Dr. Sedona Chin, Sean Hannity, and Trevor Noah discuss the concept of 'doing your own research.' However, Dr. Chin's research shows that those who advocate for doing your own research actually do less research themselves. They are more likely to hold incorrect beliefs and have decreased trust in doctors, scientists, and institutions. So, while it's good to do your own research, many who promote it don't practice what they preach.

Sedona Chinn, who studies how people make sense of competing scientific, environmental, and health-related claims, joins us to discuss her latest research into doing your own research. In her latest paper she found that the more a person values the concept of doing your own research, the less likely that person is to actually do their own research. In the episode we explore the origin of the concept, what that phrase really means, and the implications of her study on everything from politics to vaccines to conspiratorial thinking.

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