CIRCE, Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative
@CIRCE_team
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CIRCE aims to advance the science of mental immunity and develop humanity's resistance to cognitive contagion. We run @MentalImmunityP
Pittsburgh
Joined November 2021
A foundational theoretical paper that we wrote on cognitive immunology was recently published as a preprint on @SSRN Read the abstract and download the paper here https://t.co/4FCL93lWhu Authors: @DrAndyNo @Sander_vdLinden @mboudry @LukeeJo
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We are thrilled to share that our theoretical paper "Do Minds Have Immune Systems?" by @DrAndyNo @LukeeJo & @Sander_vdLinden has been published in the @APA's Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology. https://t.co/0ZQgg0NyyA
#OpenAccess
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For some people, the idea of mental immunity makes them uncomfortable. The analogies we use make them think about vaccine mandates & top-down control of information. The fact is that improving your mental immunity is your own choice, we're just here to help you do so.
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Check out our latest Substack post, an interview with Melanie Trecek-King , creator of @ThinkingPowers and Education Director for the Mental Immunity Project https://t.co/2zFxT47QEK
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Learn more about prebunking in this article from @ScienceMagazine about @CIRCE_team affiliated researcher @Sander_vdLinden
science.org
A strategy pioneered during the Cold War may prevent people from believing and sharing online falsehoods
Do you know what's spooky? đź‘» The fact that bad actors are actively seeking to spread disinformation about the US presidential election. Here's what to look out for: https://t.co/2ygAvD5CDj In collaboration with @NewsLitProject
#prebunk #Election2024 #medialiteracy #Halloween
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Do you know what's spooky? đź‘» The fact that bad actors are actively seeking to spread disinformation about the US presidential election. Here's what to look out for: https://t.co/2ygAvD5CDj In collaboration with @NewsLitProject
#prebunk #Election2024 #medialiteracy #Halloween
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Quite an important, multi-disciplinary research project coming out of @MIT & @UCBerkeley. News article here: https://t.co/QkskiwUMFB Academic article here: https://t.co/LV6XWkMRzV
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Did you know that @CIRCE_team board member Lee McIntyre (@LeeCMcIntyre) went undercover at a Flat Earth conference? Full podcast episode from @HHTalkRadio here: https://t.co/WqiCGe8Ke1
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Great article in @LSEImpactBlog by CIRCE affiliates @Sander_vdLinden and @STWorg , and @UlliEcker Misinformation is a threat to society – let’s not pretend otherwise https://t.co/ctaXNpxzUa
blogs.lse.ac.uk
Sander van der Linden, Ullrich Ecker, & Stephan Lewandowsky argue misinformation has clear, measurable effects and that downplaying them risks public dialogue.
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"Truth and democracy in an era of misinformation" in @ScienceMagazine by CIRCE collaborator @STWorg
https://t.co/jUcUFsroeD
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We're looking forward to this event hosted by @BrookingsInst on September 18
brookings.edu
On September 18, join Governance Studies at Brookings for a discussion on disinformation with Elaine Kamarck and Darrell West about their new book, “Lies That Kill.”
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@CIRCE_team board member @LeeCMcIntyre speaking on the connection between disinformation and science denial as a guest on the @HHTalkRadio podcast. Full episode here: https://t.co/WqiCGe8Ke1
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New podcast episode of @InRealityFM featuring our Executive Director @DrAndyNo, hosted by @EricSchurenberg! Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/H0quPdTGKg Or, listen via the episode page (with transcript):
in-reality.fm
Eric Schurenberg is joined by Andy Norman, author of 'Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind Parasites and the Search for a Better way to Think.'
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A concerning trend for the health of our cultural mental immune system, which depends heavily on the stability of academic freedom.
science.org
Academics researching online misinformation in the US are learning a hard lesson: Academic freedom cannot be taken for granted. They face a concerted effort—including by members of Congress—to...
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Communities of Inquiry, our latest educational article, is available on Substack https://t.co/bdIj9zovIB
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Consider supporting our Mental Immunity Project today:
mentalimmunityproject.org
Donate to the Mental Immunity Project. Like what we do? Donate to the the Mental Immunity Project and support our work.
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