Defending Our Collective Psyche (with Sander van der Linden)

Defending Our Collective Psyche (with Sander van der Linden)

Author: iHeartPodcasts December 3, 2021 Duration: 46:52
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Can we inoculate ourselves against misinformation and conspiracy theories in the way we do for infectious diseases? Instead of debunking, can we “pre-bunk?” Sander van der Linden, co-founder of Inoculation Science, has created games that offer to do just that. Baratunde plays one of them and speaks with Sander about online misinformation campaigns, polarization, and how we can better protect ourselves.


Guest: Sander van der Linden

Bio: Professor of Social Psychology in Society at the University of Cambridge, co-founder Inoculation Science, author of The Truth Vaccine (writing)  

Online: Inoculation Science website; Sander’s website and Twitter @Sander_vdLinden


Show Notes + Links

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We are grateful to Sander for joining us! Follow Sander at @Sander_vdLinden on Twitter, or find more of his work at inoculation.science. 


ACTIONS


- PERSONALLY REFLECT

Reflect on the game. 

After you play the game at https://inoculation.science and watch a few videos, reflect on how they made you feel. Are there online experiences you’ve had that make more sense once you consider you might have been intentionally manipulated? How do you think these games will affect your future online experiences?

 

- BECOME INFORMED

Play the game. 

Point your browser over to https://inoculation.science and play their set of inoculation games. In addition to Breaking Harmony Square, which we featured in this episode, they offer games to help you limit the harm of fake news and COVID misinformation. 

 

- PUBLICLY PARTICIPATE

Share the game. 

Finally, share the games with people you care about. Friends don’t let friends spread misinformation. 

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