Sheril, hace 6 meses a random en

“Following the #science” is not quite as simple or straightforward as it sounds.

https://sheril.substack.com/p/follow-the-science?r=1j872&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web #politics

readbeanicecream, hace 11 meses a science en

How social media can spread conspiracy theories and even spark violence: Conspiracy theory beliefs and (more generally) misinformation may be groundless, but they can have a range of harmful real-world consequences
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-social-media-conspiracy-theories-violence.html

#science #socialscience #politicalscience #socialmedia #politics #conspiracytheory #twitter #facebook #instagram #reddit

readbeanicecream, hace 11 meses a science en

Teens engaged in activism become better critical thinkers, study finds: Youth involved in community-based activism over time become better critical thinkers and more politically active, according to a new University of Michigan study.
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-teens-engaged-critical-thinkers.html

#science #socialscience #education #activism #criticalthinking #politics #teens #teenagers

Sheril, hace 11 meses a random en

Today is my dissertation proposal defense. That means I'll give a public lecture about my research in front of my committee.

As some folks may know, I'm doing another round of grad school, mid-career, focused on scientific decision making in the U.S. Congress https://sheril.substack.com/p/a-dissertation-on-democracy #science #politics

In terms of PhD-ing, this is kind of like the pregame. I passed my comprehensive exams last year & will officially defend my dissertation & finish this Fall. So here goes...