31 May Philosophy & Psychology Why are we so vulnerable to bad information? 15/07/2022 By Andrew Perfors 1 comment There are two fundamental reasons why misinformation is a bigger problem than ever before. The first is tied to the rise of the inte... Continue reading
29 Apr Science & Health Has Covid destroyed our trust in experts? 15/07/2022 By Carrick Ryan 0 comments It started with a tweet. On 14 January 2020, as the world waited anxiously for news about the emerging virus in Wuhan, the World Health... Continue reading
20 Mar Philosophy & Psychology Why we trust experts – even when they admit they don’t know the answer 22/07/2022 By Erik Gustafsson 0 comments We constantly make decisions about who to trust. Much of the time we’re bombarded with massive amounts of information on all sorts o... Continue reading
05 Dec Science & Health Are conspiracy theories just part of our evolutionary history? 09/09/2022 By Jack Dikian 0 comments Conspiracy theories and medical misinformation about the coronavirus started to spread through social media sites almost immediately af... Continue reading