• Mashup Score: 22

    “That’s the challenge with infodemics: too much information and not knowing who to trust.” – Claire Wardle Combating misinformation has become more important than ever during the pandemic. The novel coronavirus, social media, and a polarized political environment created something public health experts have dubbed an “infodemic” — a flood of misleading information and conspiracy theories about…

    Tweet Tweets with this article
    • RT @celinegounder: How to recognize disinformation: https://t.co/8hBByNYIab h/t @johnfocook FLICC = false experts logical fallacies imposs…

    • How to recognize disinformation: https://t.co/8hBByNYIab h/t @johnfocook FLICC = false experts logical fallacies impossible expectations cherry picking conspiracy theories https://t.co/K6bxv9p9pl

  • Mashup Score: 4

    EPIDEMIC is a weekly series on the science, public health, and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic. We help you understand the latest science and the bigger context, bringing you diverse angles—from history to politics to virology—depth and texture you won’t get elsewhere. Hear from some of the world’s leading infectious disease, public health, and other experts.

    Tweet Tweets with this article
    • RT @celinegounder: Dropping July 18th: Season 2 of the https://t.co/6ZBD9nh4Jp podcast Eradicating Smallpox https://t.co/PgVXNw39FD This t…

  • Mashup Score: 4

    EPIDEMIC is a weekly series on the science, public health, and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic. We help you understand the latest science and the bigger context, bringing you diverse angles—from history to politics to virology—depth and texture you won’t get elsewhere. Hear from some of the world’s leading infectious disease, public health, and other experts.

    Tweet Tweets with this article
    • Dropping July 18th: Season 2 of the https://t.co/6ZBD9nh4Jp podcast Eradicating Smallpox https://t.co/PgVXNw39FD This time? A story of hope, triumph & DREAMING BIG.

  • Mashup Score: 0

    EPIDEMIC is a weekly series on the science, public health, and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic. We help you understand the latest science and the bigger context, bringing you diverse angles—from history to politics to virology—depth and texture you won’t get elsewhere. Hear from some of the world’s leading infectious disease, public health, and other experts.

    Tweet Tweets with this article
    • Follow https://t.co/dBSAhZIoIJ wherever you listen to podcasts! Season 2 dropping shortly. This time? A story of hope, triumph & DREAMING BIG. https://t.co/sL6L0c1exo

  • Mashup Score: 0

    It’s hard to imagine finding common ground on the problem of gun violence. In the 1990s, Dr. Mark Rosenberg and former Congressman Jay Dickey (R-AR) were “arch enemies.” But over time, the “curly-haired, liberal, Jewish kid” and the “lifelong NRA member” became good friends. Science helped them bridge the gap, and together they proposed a way forward: a way to balance gun safety… and gun…

    Tweet Tweets with this article
    • 59/ Megan: Between 1996 and 2020, the Dickey Amendment blocked the @CDCgov from spending federal dollars to study gun violence prevention. Listen here to learn more: https://t.co/uXwWqPvSeM