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Disinformation: Misinformation’s Evil Twin
Through a variety of efforts—including the APS COVID-19 global initiative and a new white paper for policymakers, the scientific community, the media, and the public—APS and its members are researching and combating misinformation.
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Methods: Helping Nonscientists Differentiate Preprints From Peer-Reviewed Research
Adding a brief message to preprints disclosing that these articles have not been peer-reviewed can alert readers who are unfamiliar with scientific publishing to the differences between scientific findings that have and have not been checked for quality.
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Teaching: Babies and Others’ Emotions / Narcissism Hierarchy
Lesson plans about how babies use adults’ emotions to reason and about the narcissism hierarchy.
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Careers Up Close: Chris Street on Lie Detection, Truth Biases, and Developing an Adaptive Lie Detector Account
Chris Street, a senior lecturer in cognitive psychology at Keele University, UK, researches lie detection and truth biases and is working to develop the first computational model of lie/truth judgments.
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Student Notebook: Starting the Nonacademic Job Search After Graduate School
Menahal Latif shares the steps to begin the job search for students pursuing careers outside of academia.
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Back Page: Reading and Believing
David Rapp discusses reading comprehension and his research on the factors influencing individuals’ vulnerability to misinformation.