Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Published within the British Journal of Developmental Psychology is a study that reveals that kids are prime targets for fake news. One word … “Yikes!”. Titled “Measuring adolescents’ beliefs in conspiracy theories: Development and validation of the Adolescent Conspiracy Beliefs Questionnaire” the open access paper reveals that a team of researchers created and then validated … Read more
The term “Conspiracy Theory” has a very specific meaning. It is not simply a way to dismiss a claim you do not agree with. I’d guess that you are familiar with the term and also have a good grasp on exactly what it means. However, for completeness, let me cite the Wikipedia page on the … Read more
Why do humans get ensnared by conspiracy theories that are rather obviously not actually true at all, what is it about us that enables this?
There are real conspiracies and then there are conspiracy theories that are bunk. How can you tell what is real and what is nonsense?