American nonprofit global policy think tank and research institute The RAND Corporation first coined the term “firehose of falsehoods” in 2016 to describe a technique […]
Author Archives: Kris Timothy Simon
Evidence-Based Toolbox Against False Information
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Human Development spearheaded by senior research scientist Anastasia Kozyreva developed an evidence-based toolbox of individual-level […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Google Sheets
Google Sheets is a spreadsheet software application that is a free standalone part of the Google Docs Editor suite alongside Google Docs and Google Slides, […]
How Barbie Promotes Feminism
Barbie is often associated with play and fashion. It is one of the most iconic cultural exports of the United States. Furthermore, throughout the decades, […]
Duolingo: Advantages and Disadvantages
Duolingo was the brainchild of Luis von Ahn, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, and his post-graduate student, Severin Hacker. The two formulated the idea […]
Boon-Holmes: Three Stages of Romantic Relationships
Social psychologists S. D. Boon and J. G. Holmes conducted a research about romantic relationships. To be specific, their study explored the dynamics of interpersonal […]
The Science of Lasting Relationship: Hedonic Adaptation Prevention
Some relationships die a natural death. After spending some time being together, the euphoria from love fades and a strong feeling of indifference emerges. Complacency […]
Psychological Factors Influencing False Information Acceptance
The damaging consequences of the dissemination of misinformation and disinformation have prompted researchers in the fields of psychology and communication to explore and determine the […]
What is Effective Accelerationism: Advantages and Disadvantages
There is a philosophical concept and grassroots movement that is growing among supporters of rapid but functional and beneficial scientific and technological progress. It is […]
Wardle-Derakhshan Framework of Information Disorder
Researchers Dr. Claire Wardle and Hossein Derakhshan introduced a conceptual framework for examining information disorder or information pollution. For starters, they argued that the current […]