Mindfulness, Nudges, And Empathy

[...]according to A Lot of People Are Saying: The New Conspiracies and the Assault on Democracy (Nancy L. Rosen-blum and Russell Muirhead, Princeton University Press, 2019), even conspiracy theories have become harder to evaluate! Explain to students diat, as scientists learn more about COVID-19, th...

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Published in:Online Searcher 2021-05, Vol.45 (3), p.15-20
Main Author: Berkman, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Beliefs
Colleges & universities
Conspiracy
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Democracy
Digital broadcasting
Digital media
Disease transmission
Environment
Evidence
False information
Librarians
Library Personnel
Media Literacy
Mindfulness
Psychology
Reading
Resistance (Psychology)
Scientists
Social Media
Social networks
Speed Reading
Students
Teaching
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Summary:[...]according to A Lot of People Are Saying: The New Conspiracies and the Assault on Democracy (Nancy L. Rosen-blum and Russell Muirhead, Princeton University Press, 2019), even conspiracy theories have become harder to evaluate! Explain to students diat, as scientists learn more about COVID-19, they update dieir understanding and continue to gather more data. [...]we are all seeing the scientific process play out in front of us every day. When it comes to understanding algorithms and how the challenges presented by attention, outrage, and skimming affect not only research but also our understanding of current events and scientific findings, librarians can teach the concepts of the psychology of belief and digital media economics awareness. (See, for instance, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sun-stein, Penguin Books, 2009; and Fighting COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media: Experimental Evidence for a Scalable Accuracy-Nudge Intervention, Gordon Pennycook et al., Psychological Science, June 30,2020; doi.org/10.1177/095679762 0939054.) We see this in various parts of our lives:
ISSN:2324-9684