EVENT: Up to now 12 months, conspiracy theories have had a huge impact on politics and public well being. What makes them so interesting? How can we disrupt their affect? Be a part of us to discover these points and extra.
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | 8:30AM San Francisco | 11:30AM New York | 4:30PM London
Conspiracy theories performed a job within the rebellion on the US Capitol in January and proceed to gasoline resistance, in some circles, to getting vaccinated for Covid-19. It might seem to be conspiracy theories are extra prevalent now than ever, and extra frequent on the political proper than on the left — however are they actually?
Latest analysis means that nobody is completely immune. That’s as a result of conspiracy theories faucet into elementary elements of human psychology, serving to to clarify why they’re so alluring —and so onerous to dispel as soon as they take maintain. Researchers are attempting to develop methods to disrupt their affect on our minds and our society.
Be a part of us for a dialogue with two consultants — a social psychologist and a political theorist —in regards to the psychological underpinnings and political penalties of conspiracy theories.
Tune in to be taught extra and get your questions answered.
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Nancy Rosenblum, Harvard College
Dr. Nancy Rosenblum is the Senator Joseph Clark Professor of Ethics in Politics and Authorities emerita at Harvard College. Her subject of analysis is historic and modern political thought. She is co-editor of the Annual Evaluate of Political Science, and co-author with Russell Muirhead of the 2019 e-book A Lot of People Are Saying: The New Conspiracism and the Assault on Democracy, which argues that the rise of a brand new kind of conspiracy pondering throughout the Trump period has undermined American democracy.
Sander van der Linden, College of Cambridge
Dr. Sander van der Linden is Professor of Social Psychology in Society and Director of the Cambridge Social Determination-Making Lab within the Division of Psychology on the College of Cambridge. He has received quite a few awards for his analysis on human judgment, communication and decision-making. He lately co-designed the award-winning fake news game “B ad News,” and incessantly advises governments and social media firms on how you can battle misinformation. His analysis is usually featured in retailers such because the New York Occasions, NPR, Rolling Stone and the BBC. He’s at the moment engaged on his new e-book The Fact Vaccine.
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Greg Miller, science journalist and contributing editor to Knowable Journal
Greg has lined biomedical and behavioral science analysis for almost 20 years. Beforehand, he was a senior author at Wired and a employees author at Science. He has a PhD in neuroscience from Stanford College and a graduate certificates in science communication from the College of California, Santa Cruz.
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This occasion is a part of Reset: The Science of Crisis & Recovery, an ongoing collection of reside occasions and science journalism exploring how the world is navigating the coronavirus pandemic, its penalties and the way in which ahead. Reset is supported by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Basis.
Knowable Journal is a product of Annual Reviews, a nonprofit writer devoted to synthesizing and integrating data for the progress of science and the good thing about society. Main funding for Knowable comes from the Gordon and Betty Moore Basis.
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