by Pat Poblete | Jun 6, 2018 | Blog
Pat Poblete Pat Poblete reflects on lesson’s he’s learned during his time at the lab, including the prevalence of motivated reasoning, the impact of science misinformation and the importance of transparency between journalists and their community. “The...
by Pat Poblete | Mar 25, 2018 | What We're Reading
science Paul Hitlin and Kenneth Olmstead of the Pew Research Center studied the type of information that the 30 largest science-based Facebook pages posted, and found that people are far more likely to see practical tips and promotions than “new developments in the...
by Pat Poblete | Mar 25, 2018 | What We're Reading
Pat Poblete In this review of scientific literature, the Hewlett Foundation offers an overview of what is known about the relationship between social media, political polarization and political disinformation, and addresses opportunities to close gaps in the research....
by Pat Poblete | Jan 20, 2018 | What We're Reading
Pat Poblete Truth Decay, a report from the RAND Corporation, details the “diminishing role of facts and analysis in American public life.” The report identifies and details four trends that contribute to the erosion of civil discourse: increasing disagreement about...
by Pat Poblete | Jan 9, 2018 | What We're Reading
Pat Poblete The Stanford History Education Group conducted educational assessments across the country to measure civic online reasoning that found that “young people’s ability to reason about the information on the Internet can be summed up in one word: bleak.” The...
