Creating Tears and Encouraging Truth
Scientists have created groupings of cells that can cry. Jeff and Anthony debate whether this creates incredible new frontiers, or is a nightmare from which we will never awaken. Then, a new study suggests that shifting reader attention online can help combat the spread of inaccurate information. Adding a request to rate information accuracy can actually change the quality of information they share online. Anthony and Jeff discuss how effective this approach might be on social media channels.
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This one, submitted by Mark Nuhfer: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-have-figured-out-a-way-to-stop-people-from-1846514430
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