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 […]
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Firehose of Falsehoods: Principles, Examples, and Defenses
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 […]
Misinformation and Disinformation Can Disrupt Romantic Relationships
False information not only polarizes societies but also ruins romantic relationships. A study by communication scholar Emily Van Duyn of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign […]
Spouses Often Share The Same Mental Health Struggles
A large-scale international study has revealed that spouses show significant and consistent similarities across 9 major psychiatric disorders, regardless of culture, healthcare system, or generation. […]
Horseshoe Observed: Far-Right and Far-Left U.S. Adults Exhibit Similar Neural Processing
Researchers at Brown University found that individuals on the far left and far right may process political content in more similar ways than previous studies […]
Prebunking False Claims Can Increase Public Trust in Elections
An international investigation, headed by Jason Reifler of the University of Southampton, and published on 29 August 2025 in Science Advances, has revealed that providing […]
Social Media Hostility Down, Solidarity Up Following Trump Shooting and Biden Exit
Moments of political crisis can dramatically shift online engagement patterns. This is the main conclusion of a study from the University of Cambridge. Specifically, although […]
Standardized Testing in Education: Advantages and Disadvantages
Standardized testing is a common method for assessing the academic performance of students and tracking their growth or addressing learning gaps. It is also in […]
Impacts of Dating Apps and Sites: Online Dating Pros and Cons
Dating websites and dating apps have created a new dating culture. The proliferation of portable communication devices such as smartphones and tablet computers has opened […]
Obergefell v. Hodges Explained: History, Summary, and Ruling
One of the defining moments of the entire LGBT movement in the United States was when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 via the […]