@profsanderlinden.bsky.social
Professor of Social Psychology in Society at the University of Cambridge and Author of FOOLPROOF: Why We Fall for Misinformation and How to Build Immunity (2023) + The Psychology of Misinformation (2024). Bad News Game.
@lewan.ukReposted by @profsanderlinden.bsky.socialNothing says US FIMI like bullying other governments into withdrawing sponsorship for a conference that discusses US FIMI. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
@profsanderlinden.bsky.socialAnother exceptional opportunity at Cambridge! The university is looking to appoint the first Dean of the Rokos School of Government. This presents a unique opportunity to shape the vision and direction of a major new academic institution.
Apply here www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/foundin...
@jonsimons.bsky.socialReposted by @profsanderlinden.bsky.socialThe advert for the Hatton Professorship of Sustainability is now out. A fantastic opportunity for someone with expertise in social psychology, behavioural science, etc, to help address the greatest threat of our age. Please share with anyone who might be interested! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/hatton-...
@jayvanbavel.bsky.socialReposted by @profsanderlinden.bsky.socialCambridge University is hiring a Professor who combines behavioural science & sustainability research (eg psychology, social neuroscience, behavioural economics, consumer behaviour, political science, policy studies, and environmental social sciences).
@profsanderlinden.bsky.socialFantastic opportunity at Cambridge! Come join us as the Hatton Professor of Sustainability. We're looking for a word-leading behavioural scientist or experimentalist to lead behavior change research on sustainability. Apply ✔️https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/hatton-professorship-of-sustainability-la50727
@justinhendrix.bsky.socialReposted by @profsanderlinden.bsky.socialMost state attorneys general released Meta from Cambridge Analytica-related claims as part of the child safety settlement. New Mexico wasn't part of that deal, and a jury there just found 26 of 29 past claims about Cambridge Analytica, hate speech and misinformation willfully deceptive.
@profsanderlinden.bsky.socialPleasure talking to @itvnews.bsky.social this evening about the Prime Minister's announcement of a new Centre for Information Defence and the threat of foreign propaganda, as well as an example of me being duped by an AI fake. Nobody is immune!
@drg.bsky.socialReposted by @profsanderlinden.bsky.socialSelf-described healer Barbara O'Neill is banned from giving health advice in her native Australia, but is booked for lucrative events in UK & Ireland next month. Health misinformation kills: we've written to venues elucidating why O'Neill's health fictions harm vulnerable patients ⏬
@naomioreskes.bsky.socialReposted by @profsanderlinden.bsky.socialDo you study disinformation? Now there is a peer-reviewed journal, dedicated to understanding it.
journals.sagepub.com/home/DIN
@profsanderlinden.bsky.socialThanks!!
@profsanderlinden.bsky.socialHonour to be elected a Fellow of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) 🙏 this year & congratulations to all the other Fellows & Prize Winners as well! 🎉
Check out the full list: spsp.org/news/spsp-ne...
@profsanderlinden.bsky.socialGood to see UK announcing a new National Centre for Information Defence to guard against *foreign* propaganda. Of course, immediate "Ministry of Truth" framing. U.S. Global Engagement Center (GEC) eventually succumbed to such false narratives, let's do better here. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@colincarlson.bsky.socialReposted by @profsanderlinden.bsky.socialWhy do white men become white nationalists? Interesting new empirical results in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@profsanderlinden.bsky.socialCool new paper on cognitive inoculation:
Does inoculation improve discernment of real-world misinformation headlines? (not just lab items) ✔️Yes!
Does misinfo contain more manipulation? ✔️Yes!
Side effects: Does it cause undue skepticism or cynicism? ✔️No!
@stewartcoles.bsky.socialReposted by @profsanderlinden.bsky.socialUW-Madison professor engages in multiple sexual relationships with students, disparages another over their sexual orientation and appearance, creates hostile environment, and department leadership covers it all up. And in true “pass the trash” fashion, moves on to ASU once forced to resign.
@jonathanjarry.bsky.socialReposted by @profsanderlinden.bsky.socialThis should be a bombshell in the world of science communication.
Dietram Scheufele and Dominique Brossard are big names, and the allegations here are nauseating and revolting.
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@maxfalken.bsky.socialReposted by @profsanderlinden.bsky.socialIs the world getting more polarized?
The polarization of the U.S. is worrying. But is polarization similarly bad elsewhere? What drives polarization globally, what role does social media play, and will AI make things worse?
New review in @nature.com communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@caulfieldtim.bsky.socialReposted by @profsanderlinden.bsky.social"What has fundamentally changed is the emergence of the information age (the internet, social media, AI) and its integration into, and domination over, our contemporary political discourse."
Needed: a globally equitable understanding of political polarization www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@profsanderlinden.bsky.socialThe Meta settlement on social media & teens nicely illustrates that (a) social media companies can absolutely provide safe products to teens when forced to do so & (b) we don't need wholesale bans in order to make digital technology work for youth (and adults).
@profsanderlinden.bsky.socialNew study tested whether Bad News game can protect adolescents from disinformation about migration!
✅ Disinfo about migration can shape early attitudes toward minority communities
✅ The game reduced the credibility of disinfo & boosted truth discernment
