Scholarly Colloquia and Events

  • 11/3 The Cognitive Science of Fake News - David Rand

     

     

    The Cognitive Science Colloquium series presents: 

     

     

    David Rand, Associate Professor of Psychology, Economics, Cognitive Science and Management at Yale University 

      

    Friday, November 3

    4pm

    Room: Oak 109



    The cognitive science of fake news

    Why do people believe patently false news headlines, and what can be done to undermine belief in "fake news"?

    In this talk David Rand will describe a number of recent findings exploring these issues. 

    For more information, contact: Brandy Ciraldo at ibacs@uconn.edu