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Three Strategies To Combat Media Disinformation Amidst Political Polarization and False Narratives

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Lunedì, Marzo 11, 2024
Logic, Democracy, HH, Communication, Science, News, Politics, Health, Behavior, KBUU-LP, MIP, Cognition, Happiness, LOS, Language, Marketing, Emotion, Carnegie Mellon University

LOS ANGELES, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the election cycle approaches amidst the current hostile landscape, understanding effective media consumption becomes paramount for Americans. Disinformation is emerging as a strategic campaign tool, influencing outcomes and necessitating a critical understanding of its impact on our democracy.

Key Points: 
  • Masterminds Lisa Cypers Kamen and Andy Norman, share three strategies for decoding disinformation and minimizing its deliberate impact on political outcomes.
  • LOS ANGELES, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the election cycle approaches amidst the current hostile landscape, understanding effective media consumption becomes paramount for Americans.
  • Disinformation is emerging as a strategic campaign tool, influencing outcomes and necessitating a critical understanding of its impact on our democracy.
  • Individuals are hungry for media literacy and common sense strategies to combat false narratives and safeguard democracy.

New Series with Harvesting Happiness and Mental Immunity Project Explores Information Warfare, AI, Reality Testing and the Decline of Critical Thinking in Society

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Martedì, Dicembre 19, 2023
Quality of life, Science, MIP, Epidemic, Culture, Immunology, Health, AI, LOS, KBUU-LP, Mind, Radio, HH, Carnegie Mellon University

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Andy Norman, Pittsburg researcher and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, author of Mental Immunity, and founder of the Mental Immunity Project (MIP) and its research arm The Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative (CIRCE), joins Lisa Cypers Kamen, applied positive psychology expert, online talk-radio pioneer and host of syndicated podcast and terrestrial radio show Harvesting Happiness (HH), now in its 13th year of broadcasting consciously prepared brain food. Together, they embark on an 18-part series exploring the emerging science of cognitive immunology to defend against fear mongering and other negative contagions that stem from misinformation, disinformation, and infectious mindbugs undermining common sense and critical thinking that affect personal and collective well-being.

Key Points: 
  • "The series aims to empower truth-seekers and truth-tellers through rational dialogue, tackling media literacy and AI's impact on diminishing critical thinking and discernment in society.
  • The Mental Immunity Project and Harvesting Happiness enhance quality of life and productivity by building mental resilience, media intelligence, and critical thinking against misinformation.
  • Learn more about CIRCE , the Mental Immunity Project and Harvesting Happiness .
  • Please contact [email protected] for more information on the series or to book interviews with the collaborators.