Campus WATERLOO - Mar 17
Waterloo makes campus more inclusive for Two-Spirit, Trans and Non-Binary community members
Waterloo makes campus more inclusive for Two-Spirit, Trans and Non-Binary community members
Innovation - Mar 16
Earbuds to monitor blood pressure? Researcher says they could outperform smartwatches
Earbuds to monitor blood pressure? Researcher says they could outperform smartwatches
Environment - Mar 16
From tires to brakes, University of Toronto researchers tackle 'non-tailpipe' air pollution from vehicles
From tires to brakes, University of Toronto researchers tackle 'non-tailpipe' air pollution from vehicles
Materials Science - Mar 16
Researcher's startup receives federal support to make solar-energy-control windows
Researcher's startup receives federal support to make solar-energy-control windows
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Politics - 04.08.2022 
Critical thinking protecting Ukrainians against Russia’s disinformation campaign
In disinformation campaigns, like the long-standing pro-Kremlin campaign targeted at Ukraine by the Russian government, who is most at risk of believing false information? A study led by McGill University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that Ukrainians who engaged in more analytic thinking were less likely to believe the pro-Kremlin disinformation, even if they were generally pro-Russia.
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In disinformation campaigns, like the long-standing pro-Kremlin campaign targeted at Ukraine by the Russian government, who is most at risk of believing false information? A study led by McGill University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that Ukrainians who engaged in more analytic thinking were less likely to believe the pro-Kremlin disinformation, even if they were generally pro-Russia.
False claims about COVID-19 must be repeatedly debunked
R esearchers at the University of Toronto, Dartmouth College, the University of Exeter and the University of Kent have found that fact checking can quickly correct misperceptions about COVID-19 - but that beliefs in wrong information often return.
R esearchers at the University of Toronto, Dartmouth College, the University of Exeter and the University of Kent have found that fact checking can quickly correct misperceptions about COVID-19 - but that beliefs in wrong information often return.
Expert insight: Conspiracy without the theory
Conspiracy theories have mutated into conspiracism , a transformation marked by people rejecting proof and evidence in favour of frivolous speculation. That's what political scientists Russell Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum suggest in their book A Lot of People are Saying . In short, conspiracism is conspiracy without the theory.
Conspiracy theories have mutated into conspiracism , a transformation marked by people rejecting proof and evidence in favour of frivolous speculation. That's what political scientists Russell Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum suggest in their book A Lot of People are Saying . In short, conspiracism is conspiracy without the theory.
Campus WATERLOO - Mar 17
Waterloo makes campus more inclusive for Two-Spirit, Trans and Non-Binary community members
Waterloo makes campus more inclusive for Two-Spirit, Trans and Non-Binary community members
Innovation - Mar 16
Earbuds to monitor blood pressure? Researcher says they could outperform smartwatches
Earbuds to monitor blood pressure? Researcher says they could outperform smartwatches
Environment - Mar 16
From tires to brakes, University of Toronto researchers tackle 'non-tailpipe' air pollution from vehicles
From tires to brakes, University of Toronto researchers tackle 'non-tailpipe' air pollution from vehicles
Materials Science - Mar 16
Researcher's startup receives federal support to make solar-energy-control windows
Researcher's startup receives federal support to make solar-energy-control windows