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What are you so afraid of (feat. Seth Norrholm)
"Nothing happened" doesn't make for much of a headline, and newsmakers know it. When they want to get your attention or get you to do something, sometimes they deliberately use fear. Dr. Sturg talks about how how the powerful use fear deceptively to keep their followers engaged.
Then, she and Dr. Seth Norrhom, a psychiatry professor and fear researcher, discuss how your brain interacts with the news that you get, both from media and from social media.
Follow Dr. Norrholm:
On Slate.com
Seth Norrholm on Twitter
Follow Dr. Sturg
Twitter - Prof. Amanda Sturgill (@DrSturg) / X
Websites - Sturg says | Unspun’s Substack
Questions and Tips
We are #AltGov
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538162095/We-Are-#ALTGOV-Social-Media-Resistance-from-the-Inside
Detecting Deception: Tools to Fight Fake News
https://www.amazon.com/Detecting-Deception-Tools-Fight-Fake/dp/1538141027
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By Amanda Sturgill
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"Nothing happened" doesn't make for much of a headline, and newsmakers know it. When they want to get your attention or get you to do something, sometimes they deliberately use fear. Dr. Sturg talks about how how the powerful use fear deceptively to keep their followers engaged.
Then, she and Dr. Seth Norrhom, a psychiatry professor and fear researcher, discuss how your brain interacts with the news that you get, both from media and from social media.
Follow Dr. Norrholm:
On Slate.com
Seth Norrholm on Twitter
Follow Dr. Sturg
Twitter - Prof. Amanda Sturgill (@DrSturg) / X
Websites - Sturg says | Unspun’s Substack
Questions and Tips
We are #AltGov
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538162095/We-Are-#ALTGOV-Social-Media-Resistance-from-the-Inside
Detecting Deception: Tools to Fight Fake News
https://www.amazon.com/Detecting-Deception-Tools-Fight-Fake/dp/1538141027
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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