FAKE NEWS! "scientists" explain FAKE NEWS tactics to hack our brains... Repetition, tribalism, repitition, memory, repetition... SAD! Many people want to "regulate" social media. No Covfefe!

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Links:

The psychology of believing misinformation:

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/10/5/16410912/illusory-truth-fake-news-las-vegas-google-facebook

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/misinformation-psychological-science-shows-why-it-sticks-and-how-to-fix-it.html

What government has done and what has been proposed:

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/4/10/17208322/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-congress-testimony-regulation

A white paper from Sen Mark Warner: https://graphics.axios.com/pdf/PlatformPolicyPaper.pdf

Ben I's chatter, not a cure for cancer: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinseatonjefferson/2019/01/29/israeli-scientists-say-they-will-have-a-complete-cure-for-cancer-within-a-year/

Asa's chatter about the robotic arm: http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/4/26/eaau9354

Participants:

Host, Dr. Laura Van Berkel, PhD, Social Psychologist (@Laura_VanBerkel)

2018-2019 Executive Branch Fellow at the National Science Foundation

Benjamin Zalisko, PhD, Biochemist (@benzalisko)

2018-2019 Executive Branch Fellow at the Department of Defense

Ben Isaacoff, PhD, Physicist (@bpisaacoff)

2018-2019 Legislative Branch Fellow at the US Senate

Asa Rubin, MD, Pathologist (@asarubin2)

2018-2019 Executive Branch Fellow at the Department of Defense