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People with a Conspiracy Mindset Resist Childhood Vaccination, Study Shows

In a new study, Professors Dan Romer and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center examined the role that having a conspiracy mindset in 2021 played in reluctance to vaccinate children in 2022.

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Research Identifies Factors That Make Correcting Misinformation About Science More Successful

A new study from PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín and Research Associate Man-pui Sally Chan investigates effective ways to correct misinformation about science.

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When Child Care and Domestic Gig Workers Have Problems, Where Do They Turn?

A new study from Professor Julia Ticona and doctoral candidate Ryan Tsapatsaris uncovers the online spaces where domestic workers and their clients talk about using Care.com.

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New Report Comprehensively Reviews the State of Extended Reality (XR) Research

Most of us interact with virtual technologies in our everyday lives, whether it’s scanning a QR code to see a...

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What Makes News Get Shared Widely? The Answer Is in Your Head.

A new study from the Communication Neuroscience Lab suggests that targeting self-and-social areas of the brain encourages information sharing online.

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Instead of Refuting Misinformation Head-On, Try “Bypassing” It

A new study from Professor Dolores Albarracín has found that redirecting an individual’s attention away from misinformation and toward other beliefs can be just as effective as debunking it.

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A Century of Newspaper Ads Shed Light on Indigenous Slavery in Colonial America

Since the beginning of journalism in America, newspapers have been funded by advertising. In the 18th century, alongside advertisements for...

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How to Protect the Integrity of Survey Research

Science requires data, and survey research is one important means of gathering it. Surveys provide a scientific way of acquiring...

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What Do Our Ancestral Family Ties Say About Our Political Beliefs?

The first institution we experience in life is family. As long as humans have existed, they have gathered in groups...

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The Influencer Industry: Q&A with Emily Hund (Ph.D. ‘19)

Center on Digital Culture and Society research affiliate Emily Hund started her career working for magazines in New York City...