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Dec. 21, 2023 Conventional wisdom suggests that searching online to evaluate the veracity of misinformation would reduce belief in it. But a new study by a team of researchers shows the opposite occurs: Searching ...
Mar. 24, 2021 Rich false memories of autobiographical events can be planted - and then reversed, a new article has ...
May 31, 2021 Individuals who falsely believe they are able to identify false news are more likely to fall victim to ...
Sep. 28, 2021 Understanding how others think, including the ability of other people to hold false beliefs, is important for social interaction. Called theory of mind, this ability has been thought to occur in ...
Jan. 24, 2023 A new study finds that people with strong attitudes tend to believe they understand science, while neutrals are less confident. Overall, the study revealed that that people with strong negative ...
Dec. 20, 2023 In a recent study, researchers systematically tested an early version of ChatGPT's understanding of statements in six categories: facts, conspiracies, controversies, misconceptions, stereotypes, ...
Nov. 17, 2021 Researchers have developed and tested a process to identify potential false-positive COVID-19 results. The method could help other laboratories prevent unnecessary quarantining and repeated testing ...
Jan. 11, 2022 Researchers have come up with a computer model that mirrors the way misinformation spreads in real life. The work might provide insight on how to protect people from the current contagion of ...
Nov. 2, 2023 Women who receive a false positive mammography result are more likely to develop breast cancer over the subsequent 20 years, report researchers. The risk is highest for women aged between 60 and 75 ...
Feb. 21, 2023 Scientists have published the first record of a noble false widow spider feeding on a pygmy shrew, a species of tiny mammal protected in Ireland. The pygmy shrew -- a protected mammal -- was captured ...