The Look of Fake News
In a just-published paper, KR researchers have studied the look of fake news, by reviewing earlier studies on this topic. This includes studies on the style of fake news writing,… Read More »The Look of Fake News
Teaching in a Flood of Facts
Åsa Wikforss will participate as one of several distinguished speakers at the 2021 Nobel Prize Teacher Summit, organized by the Nobel Museum. The theme of the Summit is the “Flood… Read More »Teaching in a Flood of Facts
Interview with Małgorzata Kossowska
This interview with Małgorzata Kossowska was conducted on the 28th of May, 2021. It deals with many topics, including Kossowska’s branching out from pure cognitive psychology to a broader interdisciplinary… Read More »Interview with Małgorzata Kossowska
Keynote on Science Denial and more
Åsa Wikforss has given a keynote speech for the National Science Centre of Poland on the 9th of September. The talk is titled “Science Denial in the Post-Truth Era”, and… Read More »Keynote on Science Denial and more
Swedish Climate Deniers
Knowledge Resistance PI:s Jesper Strömbäck and Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson have co-authored a report on climate denial in Sweden. For those who don’t read Swedish, and those who want a very… Read More »Swedish Climate Deniers
Why Democracy? (Updated)
Åsa Wikforss has recently published a book of the title “Därför demokrati”. The book concerns the nature of democracy and the role of knowledge in its proper functioning. Here is… Read More »Why Democracy? (Updated)
Kathrin Glüer-Pagin in Cogito Research Talk
Kathrin Glüer-Pagin recently participated in COGITO’s Work in Progress series, with a talk entitled “Reflections on Politically Motivated Reasoning”.
The Right Amount of Information?
Jesper Strömbäck has recently co-authored a paper on media and news habits in the The International Journal of Press/Politics. Based on a large European study, the authors identify five news… Read More »The Right Amount of Information?
Meeting with Ernkrans
Swedish Minister for Higher Education and Research met with KR members Åsa Wikforss, Kathrin Glüer-Pagin, Torun Lindholm Öjmyr, and Jesper Strömbäck on the 6th of May, to discuss the nature… Read More »Meeting with Ernkrans
Presentation by R. Kelly Garrett
As a sample from the program’s workshop on the 13th of April, here is a presentation by R. Kelly Garrett. The title of the talk is “Seeking Out Attitude-Consistent and… Read More »Presentation by R. Kelly Garrett
Workshop: Media & Misinformation
As part of the Knowledge Resistance Program, the University of Gothenburg is hosting an online, public-facing workshop on Media and Misinformation on April 13th. The workshop starts at 9:45 and… Read More »Workshop: Media & Misinformation
Report on Polarization led by Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson
A report on Polarization in Sweden is being published by SNS (Center for Business and Policy Studies). The report is by Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson and colleagues. It will be presented… Read More »Report on Polarization led by Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson