FAKE NEWS! "scientists" explain FAKE NEWS tactics to hack our brains... Repetition, tribalism, repitition, memory, repetition... SAD! Many people want to "regulate" social media. No Covfefe!@BeltwayScience on Twitterfacebook.com/BeltwayScience[email protected]Links:The psychology of believing misinformation:https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/10/5/16410912/illusory-truth-fake-news-las-vegas-google-facebookhttps://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/misinformation-psychological-science-shows-why-it-sticks-and-how-to-fix-it.htmlWhat government has done and what has been proposed:https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/4/10/17208322/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-congress-testimony-regulationA white paper from Sen Mark Warner: https://graphics.axios.com/pdf/PlatformPolicyPaper.pdfBen I's chatter, not a cure for cancer: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinseatonjefferson/2019/01/29/israeli-scientists-say-they-will-have-a-complete-cure-for-cancer-within-a-year/Asa's chatter about the robotic arm: http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/4/26/eaau9354Participants:Host, Dr. Laura Van Berkel, PhD, Social Psychologist (@Laura_VanBerkel)2018-2019 Executive Branch Fellow at the National Science FoundationBenjamin Zalisko, PhD, Biochemist (@benzalisko)2018-2019 Executive Branch Fellow at the Department of DefenseBen Isaacoff, PhD, Physicist (@bpisaacoff)2018-2019 Legislative Branch Fellow at the US SenateAsa Rubin, MD, Pathologist (@asarubin2)2018-2019 Executive Branch Fellow at the Department of Defense