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How to Know What's Real: How to Trust Your Brain Online

How to Know What's Real: How to Trust Your Brain Online

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This episode explores the web’s effects on our brains and how
narrative, repetition, and even a focus on replaying memories can
muddy our ability to separate fact from fiction. How do we
come to believe the things we do? Why do conspiracy theories
flourish? And how can we train our brains to recognize
misinformation online? Lisa Fazio, an associate psychology
professor at Vanderbilt University, explains how people process
information and disinformation, and how to debunk and pre-bunk in
ways that can help discern the real from the fake. Music by Forever
Sunset (“Spring Dance”), baegel (“Cyber Wham”), Etienne Roussel
(“Twilight”), Dip Diet (“Sidelined”), Ben Elson (“Darkwave”), and
Rob Smierciak (“Whistle Jazz”). Write to us at
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