political
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Brain power
Climate models should include social and political attitudes
Social and political attitudes affect the success or failure of climate policy, but knowledge in this regard appears to be…
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Brain power
How tribalism makes us vulnerable to misinformation
Tribalism has become a central force in today’s political discussion, especially due to online influence campaigns that leverage this kind…
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Brain power
Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit their worldview
The failure of various groups to acknowledge the truth about issues such as climate change is not explained by a…
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Brain power
How polarization occurs in even the most rational circumstances
In social psychology, polarization in beliefs is commonly seen as the product of irrationality. New research challenges this notion.
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Systems & complexity
The interplay between knowledge and power
Knowledge and information are not objective, but are contested, politicized, and pluralized. How can we take the political dimension into…
