What's the big deal with conspiracy theories and conspiratorial thinking? Check out the graphics, which are part of our #MindBugs series.
Interested in learning more or teaching about conspiracy theories? Check out our lesson plan on conspiracy theories: mentalimmunityproject.org/conspiracy-t...
"Reading Like a Historian with Digital Literacy Webinar" today (March 12) at 7 pm EDT, this is a FREE webinar by the Digital Inquiry Group. Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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What is pseudoscience and why is it a mind bug? Check out the graphics, part of our #MindBugs series.
Interested in learning more about how to recognize pseudoscience? Check out our lesson plan about health pseudoscience: mentalimmunityproject.org/health-pseud...
Reading Like a Historian with Digital Literacy, an upcoming free webinar by the Digital Inquiry Group
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Check out our latest FREE lesson plan about tribalism! mentalimmunityproject.org/tribalism-le...
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Advice for boosting mental immunity from one of the fathers of psychology, William James
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My latest column just appeared in Science, entitled "Free speech, fact-checking, and the right to accurate information”. (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) I use one of President Trump’s first executive orders to unpack the terrain between misinformation and claims to free speech 1/n
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More from our mind bugs collection: #MoralPanics
What other mind bugs do you think we should cover? To see all the ones we've covered so far, visit our Instagram www.instagram.com/mentalimmuni...
It's #NewsLiteracyWeek! Learn more here: newslit.org/news-literac...
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We live in the information age, but it's often difficult figuring out what to trust. That's why the Mental Immunity Project and other organizations like @newslit.org exist. One of the most important ways to get better at navigating the sea of information is by learning #NewsLiteracy skills.
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A cutout shows a teen looking at their phone. Text bubble alongside read: - Teens are navigating the most complex information landscape in history. - News literacy can help them learn to identify credible information NATIONAL NEWS LITERACY WEEK Presented by News Literacy Project, the E.W. Scripps Company and USA Today Feb. 3-7, 2025 For a future founded on facts, visit NewsLiteracyWeek.org
📢 National #NewsLiteracyWeek in partnership with @ewscrippsco.bsky.social & @usatoday.com begins TODAY!
✨ Whether you're an educator or not, you can make a difference in young people's lives by empowering them to identify credible information.
🔗 Get involved & share: newsliteracyweek.org
Next week is National News Literacy Week! The News Literacy Project (@newslit.org) will be hosting free webinars throughout the week. Visit their website to learn more. Let's spread the word about the importance of news literacy!
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We highly recommend this fantastic FREE online course by our friend @anthonymagnabosco.bsky.social. It is top notch.
www.navigatingbeliefs.com
#learn #navigatingbeliefs #beliefs #onlinecourse #freecourse #mooc #free #criticalthinking
Our latest Substack post, a short essay by @drandyno.bsky.social went up today, read it here: open.substack.com/pub/mentalim...
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How can you recognize rigid ideologies and why are they mind bugs? Check out the graphics, part of our #MindBugs series.
Interested in learning more about mental immunity? Check out our website mentalimmunityproject.org
News Literacy Week is only 2 weeks away! youtu.be/rot7HZ8842E?...
Follow @newslit.org to learn more
This is a clip from our video on how to recognize pseudoscience by @thinkingpowers.bsky.social
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/4fvmNmtZP20?...
Quote from our collaborator Sander van der Liden, PhD @profsanderlinden.bsky.social
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How disinformation spreads on social media.
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The internet isn't going to let up, are you?
Visit mentalimmunityproject.org to enhance your resilience to misinformation!
#simpsonsmeme #meme #criticalthinking #learning #misinformation
Do Minds Have Immune Systems: Our academic paper answering the question
Here's our press release about our theoretical psychology paper on cognitive immunology: open.substack.com/pub/mentalim...
Celebrating Progress in 2024 & Preparing for More in 2025 Our year in review and plans for 2025 As the year draws to a close, the Mental Immunity Project (MIP) is taking a moment to reflect on what we... MENTALIMMUNITYPROJECT.SUBSTACK.COM
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As we approach the end of 2024, please consider donating to the Mental Immunity Project. You can do so here: donorbox.org/mental-immun...
23.12.2024 04:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0For a concise overview of our recently published paper by @drandyno.bsky.social @lukehj.bsky.social @profsanderlinden.bsky.social go here: www.growkudos.com/publications...
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Our latest Substack post, an essay from our director Andy Norman, was posted today. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/mentalim...
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Whether you're a teacher or a learner, visit our website to see the free resources we have on offer mentalimmunityproject.org
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To some people, the concept of mental immunity makes them uncomfortable. The analogies we use make people think about vaccine mandates and top-down control of information. The fact of the matter is this: improving your mental immunity is your own choice, we're just working to help you do so.
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Want to become part of a movement focused on cultivating better thinking and immunity to false facts and bad ideas? Check out our Mental Immunity Pledge! The pledge is designed based on our 10 Principles of Mental Immunity and is meant to foster shared commitment to these ideals of clear thinking.
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Today's invitation to reflect...
Feel free to comment what comes to mind!
Lee McIntyre explains how "so much of belief is social" on Harvesting Happiness Podcast.
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