FBL95: Sander van der Linden - Foolproof in the Age of Misinformation
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This week my guest is Sander Van Der Linden, Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Cambridge where he has also directed the Social Decision-Making Lab since 2016. In this episode we explore Sander’s latest publication, Foolproof, in which he details the many ways in which humans fall prey to misinformation and ways in which we can resist such persuasion. This primarily takes us on a tour of his work around “pre-bunking,” an experience that gives one an increased resistance to misinformation almost by acting as a mental vaccine. Find out more about Sander and his work at twitter.com/Sander_vdLinden or at sandervanderlinden.com ** Learn more about Singularity: ⁠su.org⁠ Host:⁠ Steven Parton⁠ - ⁠LinkedIn⁠ /⁠ Twitter⁠ Music by: Amine el Filali
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