The more time young people spend on #TikTok, the more likely they are to perceive the app's content as trustworthy: 42% of heavy TikTok users said they thought the information on the app is “reliable,” compared with 23% of those who use it less. Read more: buff.ly/3HdgErx

The Tiktok Challenge: Curbing Social Media’s Influence On Young Minds - mailchi.mp/6576ca645148/r…

What drives people to become #science deniers? How can you reel them back in? Latest Forbes article by our president Helen Lee Bouygues discusses the common factors that contribute to disbelief in science, and rebuttal tactics that work. Read more: buff.ly/42Fqx97.

Which would you rather eat, beef that is “75% lean” or has “25% fat”? Research showed that the former phrasing was often the more desirable choice. We can explain this with a common cognitive bias: the “framing effect." 🖼️ Learn more: buff.ly/3CtXlau.

Did the Titanic really sink? TikTok has been the latest venue for conspiracy narratives that question the famous disaster. In a latest The New York Times piece by Tiffany Hsu &@sapna, our president discusses how time spent on TikTok shapes people's beliefs. Read more: buff.ly/3XlzoM5

Should you bombard a #science denier with #facts and #evidence? The answer is “no.” ❌ In fact, doing so may backfire. Our president Helen Lee Bouygues writes on Forbes about what you should and should not do when talking to a science denier. Read more: buff.ly/42JdUK4.

When deciding between options, we often base our decisions on how the options are presented, instead of their substance. This is called the “framing effect,” 🖼️ a common form of cognitive bias. Learn more about its origins and how to overcome it: buff.ly/443gwUw.

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New research from the Walton Family Foundation and Impact Research reveals an encouraging trend in education. Amidst this pivotal moment of student learning loss, teachers are seizing the power of cutting-edge technologies like ChatGPT to help students learn in new ways.

Nearly 60% of girls feel a “connection” with the influencers they follow, even though they have no real interactions with them and 75% say influencer content may hurt their self-esteem. What led to this paradoxical relationship? Read our latest report: buff.ly/47VjbkO

If influencers knew their content caused their followers to “feel bad about themselves,” would they change their content? The answer – for almost a third of female influencers – is “no.” Read our latest report on women’s relationship with influencers: buff.ly/3uEgVAf

Our survey shows: “I thought I could never be as good as other people” is a statement found true by 30% of women who spend over 3 hours a day on social media. Does social media play a role in your answer? Learn about women’s relationships with influencers: buff.ly/3RkHyTC