Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab (#CSDMLab). We study how people make judgments & decisions about the social world.
Cambridge, England
Joined October 2018
- Tweets867
- Following191
- Followers1K
- Likes1.5K
CSDMLab retweeted
🚨New in Nature Computational Science @NatComputSci! 🚨
Do large language models (LLMs) exhibit social identity biases like humans?
(co-lead by @tiancheng_hu, together with @steverathje2, Nigel Collier, @Sander_vdLinden, and Jon Roozenbeek)
1/
nature.com/articles/s43588-0…
CSDMLab retweeted
🚨@tiancheng_hu, @YaraKyrychenko, @steverathje2, @nigelhcollier, @Sander_vdLinden and colleagues show that LLMs exhibit social identity biases similar to humans. @CambridgeLTL @CSDMLab @Cambridge_Uni @Gates_Cambridge nature.com/articles/s43588-0…
CSDMLab retweeted
Sharing this feels vulnerable but meaningful. 💛
In this piece for @Nature, I reflect on having 3 children during my PhD - why I’d do it all over again, but also why academia shouldn’t make it this hard for parents to thrive.🍼🎓@Momademia
🔗nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
CSDMLab retweeted
Combining PhD life at @Cambridge_Uni @CambPsych with having three children would never have been possible without the unwavering support of my incredible supervisor, @Sander_vdLinden. 🙏 I’m so grateful for the understanding and encouragement he’s shown me over these past years.
CSDMLab retweeted
Cecilie Steenbuch Traberg worried that choosing to have children during her graduate studies might signal a lack of career dedication go.nature.com/4eE3CRz
CSDMLab retweeted
Thank you to Jon Roozenbeek (@Kingspsychol, @warstudies, @CSDMLab) for delivering an excellent talk on 'The Psychology of Misinformation' for our annual University of Strathclyde Psychology Public Engagement Lecture last night @StrathThemes
CSDMLab retweeted
🚀 Exciting news! In our latest preprint, led by the brilliant @BiddlePsych, we reveal that actively open-minded thinking (AOT) is a game-changer for spotting #misinformation 🔍. Even better, we can boost AOT through #inoculation 💉!
🚨Check out our new pre-print!🚨 “Norm-enhanced prebunking for actively open-minded thinking indirectly improves misinformation discernment and reduces conspiracy beliefs” 1/N
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
ALT Abstract page for our pre-print of “Norm-enhanced prebunking for actively open-minded thinking indirectly improves misinformation discernment and reduces conspiracy beliefs”
CSDMLab retweeted
Misinformation Decided the US Election project-syndicate.org/commen…
"Polling data show that Donald Trump’s supporters were deeply misinformed about most of the campaign’s defining issues."
"If the answer is that more than half of the electorate wants to be misinformed, America – and indeed human civilization – is in serious trouble."
by @delong via @ProSyn #ScienceUpFirst
CSDMLab retweeted
Misinformation really does spread like a virus, suggest mathematical models drawn from epidemiology theconversation.com/misinfor…
"Foreign disinformation has grown in sophistication and scope since the 2016 US election."
"...a combination of interventions can be effective in reducing the spread of misinformation."
by @Sander_vdLinden @drg1985🙏via @ConversationUK
CSDMLab retweeted
Listen to @Cambridge_Uni's @Sander_vdLinden on @BBCNews discussing #ElectionMisinformation in US #election2024 & the critical need for #Prebunking it. More on this work from Mitchell Linegar, Sander, @BetsySinclair1 & @CaltechLCSSP's @rmichaelalvarez: youtu.be/oa4DL-q1_YU?feature…
You’re unable to view this Post because this account owner limits who can view their Posts. Learn more
CSDMLab retweeted
Prebunking guide
Here are five election disinformation trends you should expect -- and warn others not to fall for:
1. Raw video voting/polls.
2. Vote totals will jump.
3. Premature claims of victory.
4. Last-minute AI-generated images/videos.
5. Partisan claims of fraud.
newslit.org/wp-content/uploa…
CSDMLab retweeted
Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread | Sander van der Linden
In response to a recent article in The Skeptic, Sander van der Linden argues there is value and validity to a misinformation-as-virus analogy
skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/compa…
CSDMLab retweeted
Great talk with @Sander_vdLinden and must watch for anyone interested in misinformation, disinformation and combating it. Maybe or maybe not with a hint of some political stuff happening soon...
❓ What happens when misinformation spreads unchecked?
Today at 3 PM UK time (11:00 ET), join Prof. @sander_vdlinden from Cambridge University 🔍 as he reveals the real-world impact of misinformation—from 🔥 violent riots to 🏥 health crises fuelled by conspiracy theories.
👉 Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=UcJkhIIf… (and live on Twitter)
#OSINT #Misinformation
CSDMLab retweeted
🚨 New in @NatureComms! While many studies show that negativity drives online virality, we find that predictors of what people like and share can change over time, with ingroup solidarity showing significant viral potential during the war in Ukraine. (1/6) nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
CSDMLab retweeted
An analysis of 579,182,075 posts on Facebook & Twitter/X finds social media users are 1.91X more likely to share negative news--especially articles referring to opposing political groups
This replicates papers finding negativity bias & outgroup animosity!
You’re unable to view this Post because this account owner limits who can view their Posts. Learn more
CSDMLab retweeted
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his VP of finance, Stephen Chamberlain died within days of each other, and shortly after being acquitted from fraud charges. @Sander_vdLinden has weighed in on why people are running to conspiracy theories, reports @dailystar. dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-…
CSDMLab retweeted
🚨New publication alert 🚨
In @Advances1n with @Sander_vdLinden & Thomas Morton, we test an emotion-fallacy #inoculation (#prebunking) intervention to reduce susceptibility to socially endorsed #misinformation.
As promised, a 🧵on results below:
advances.in/psychology/10.56…
CSDMLab retweeted
🚨Excited to share our paper on #inoculation against emotionally deceptive news and the impact of social cues on intervention efficacy! Longer 🧵 coming soon - stay tuned 👀
With my ever supportive supervisor @Sander_vdLinden & collaborator from @CopenhagenPsych Thomas Morton ✨
You’re unable to view this Post because this account owner limits who can view their Posts. Learn more
CSDMLab retweeted
"The type of content that is more likely to go viral is the type that dunks on the other side."
Professor @Sander_vdLinden warns of the steep increase of polarising content on our news and social media feeds during elections. This could lead to a rise in the spread of disinformation, leading to decreased trust in democracy.
🗳️ What is at stake for the UK General Election? In this new video series, students and academics from the University of Cambridge share their insights on some of the biggest themes facing our country at this crucial moment, from AI to racial inequity, levelling up to misinformation, and first-time voting to tax changes.
Sander van der Linden is Professor of Social Psychology in Society in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab. His research looks at how people process (mis)information, how it spreads in online networks, and how we can most effectively inoculate people against false information.
CSDMLab retweeted
Immunity to fake news: 'Foolproof' gives us vaccination without needles | Brecht Decoene
Sander van der Linden’s Foolproof seeks to identify why we fall for fake news, and how we can defend ourselves against believing falsehoods.
skeptic.org.uk/2024/06/immun…
