Exploring the Spread of Fake News and Cognitive Biases

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

• For a Planet to Sustain Life, It Needs the Habitable Trinity
• Negative Lightning Is More Common, but Positive Lightning Is Way Worse
• Fake News Spreads Way Faster Than Real News Online
• Confirmation Bias Makes You Ignore What You Don't Agree With
• The Backfire Effect Says When You Hear Contradictory Evidence, Your Beliefs Get Stronger

To learn more about your own biases and how to overcome them, check out "What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite" by David DiSalvo.

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Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/why-fake-news-spreads-positive-lightning-and-the-habitable-trinity

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