The social science of misinformation, translated into practical skills for navigating today’s information landscape.
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Class 3: The Social Psychology of Trust and Why We Believe Who We Believe
Welcome to Week 3 of my online course: Why People Believe Different Things and How to Talk to Them! This week we dive into trust, and how it shapes who we believe.
Welcome to Week 3 of my online course: Why People Believe Different Things...
Class Discussion #1: Why People Believe Different Things
The first live discussion of my online course is now online.
Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! We had a great discussion about trust, AI, social media, and having effective dialogue across difference. There was also a con...
Class 2: Identity, Belonging, and Belief
This week’s video dives into identity and belonging, and how these shape what we believe.
Welcome to Week 2 of my online course: Why People Believe Different Things and How to Talk to Them! This week we dive into the mechanisms of why peop...
Class 1: Why We Believe What We Believe
Introducing my new course and how identity and community shape what we believe
My new online course on Why People Believe Different Things and How to Talk to Them has now begun! Paid subscribers can watch the video in this post, and you ca...
What Cuts Through the Noise: How We Decide What Health Information to Trust
For the past several months I’ve been working with the Edelman Trust Institute and my colleagues at the Yale School of Public Health on a special analysis of their 2026 Trust Barometer. We asked nearly 13,000 people across 13 countries wher...
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