Science and Social Media
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a resource for students, teachers, and parents
Social media is (sometimes) awesome.
Social media is (sometimes) awesome.
Social media can be a great way to connect with your friends, express yourself, and even learn.
There is a lot of great science content on social media, but there's also a lot of misinformation (incorrect information). The great news is that efforts to combat misinformation can really help! (Sources: 1-5)
This website is designed to help you learn the tools you need to use social media (and the web) more effectively, and to spot misinformation.
The site is organized around three key themes: knowing what science is, thinking scientifically, and understanding misinformation.
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Knowing about what science is...
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Sources:
Arechar, A.A., Allen, J., Berinsky, A.J. et al. Understanding and combatting misinformation across 16 countries on six continents. Nat Hum Behav 7, 1502–1513 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01641-6
Caufield, T. (2020). Does Debunking Work? Correcting COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media | Vulnerable: The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19
Guess, A. M., Lerner, M., Lyons, B., Montgomery, J. M., Nyhan, B., Reifler, J., & Sircar, N. (2020). A digital media literacy intervention increases discernment between mainstream and false news in the United States and India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(27), 15536-15545. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1920498117
Kozyreva, A., Lewandowsky, S., & Hertwig, R. (2020). Citizens versus the internet: Confronting digital challenges with cognitive tools. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 21(3), 103-156. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1529100620946707
Walter, N., Brooks, J. J., Saucier, C. J., & Suresh, S. (2021). Evaluating the impact of attempts to correct health misinformation on social media: A meta-analysis. Health communication, 36(13), 1776-1784. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1794553
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