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Subscriber-only episodeSend us a text*Bonus Episode for Subscribers*In this episode of Causes or Cures, we dive into the "War on Misinformation" and unravel its complexities. Is misinformation truly an "infodemic," like a virus infecting our brains? Is the militaristic approach missing the mark? We explore how misinformation is policed online, the rise of fact-checkers, and some of the biggest misinformation scandals, including the opioid epidemic and the tobacco industry's attempts to define "sound science" while squelching the truth about second-hand smoke as a carcinogen.Could our obsession with debunking and banning misinformation be a costly, unwinnable war? If we cannot agree on a definition of "misinformation," is this a wise public health battle to pursue, especially given the historical shortage of funding and staff? What roles should fact-checkers, tech companies, and governments play in policing knowledge, particularly in America, a country that deeply values personal liberties? Dr. Eeks also shares personal anecdotes, including her perspective on religious information and how nuns served as her fact-checkers growing up.We also highlight the blurred lines between truth and deception in health and geopolitics. From covert anti-vaccine propaganda campaigns to the false statistics that fueled the opioid crisis, we ask: Can any one entity be trusted to define what's true? Additionally, we will review expert insights from a previous podcast guest to better understand what's truly at stake in this ongoing battle.Subscribe and tune in for a deep dive into how misinformation has become a defining issue of our time and what it means for the future of public health and freedom of thought.*Disclaimer: This podcast consists entirely of my own thoughts and does not reflect the views of anyone or any organization I work with or consult for.*New* SUBSCRIBE for ALL Bonus Episodes!You can contact Dr. Eeks at bloomingwellness.com.Follow Eeks on Instagram here.Or Facebook here.Or X.On Youtube.Or TikTok.SUBSCRIBE to her monthly newsletter here.

Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, HEC-C, Professor and Graduate Program Director Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine CME Credit Available for all Providence Providers In order to claim CME credit, please click on the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/QCjfGYxkAF⁠ (or copy & paste into your browser) Accreditation Statement: Providence Oregon Region designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1  creditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Providence Oregon Region is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Planning Committee & Faculty Disclosure: The planning committee and faculty have indicated no relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company. Their planning contributions were evidence-based and unbiased. All financial relationships (if any) have been mitigated. Original Date: October 2, 2024 End Date: October 2, 2025

Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, HEC-C, Professor and Graduate Program Director Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine CME Credit Available for all Providence Providers In order to claim CME credit, please click on the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/QCjfGYxkAF⁠ (or copy & paste into your browser) Accreditation Statement: Providence Oregon Region designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1  creditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Providence Oregon Region is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Planning Committee & Faculty Disclosure: The planning committee and faculty have indicated no relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company. Their planning contributions were evidence-based and unbiased. All financial relationships (if any) have been mitigated. Original Date: October 2, 2024 End Date: October 2, 2025

A fine Saturday crossword by John Guzzetta -- and if that name seems familiar, that's perhaps because he has had 40 NYTimes crosswords published since 2012. Of those, 50% of them were Friday or Saturday puzzles, so he's definitely in his element here. Though themeless (as is tradition for a Saturday NYTimes crossword), there were of course many fine clues, which we dive into in today's episode. Beyond those, however, we would be remiss if we did not at least mention 27D, Concupiscent one, EROS (woah!), and 2D, Reluctant to join?, INERT (nice!).It's Saturday, and for our JAMCOTWA we chose ... nope, cliffhanger here, to find out though, all you need to do is subscribe, download and listen up!Show note imagery: Light Emitting Diodes, aka LEDsContact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!

Infodemic is a noun that refers to a glut of useless information.  Our word of the day has only been around for a few short years, but it combines to words ‘information' and ‘epidemic' that have been around much longer. Information is Latin in origin and refers to ‘facts provided or learned about something or someone.' Epidemic comes from Greek and means ‘upon the people.' When lousy information is foisted upon the people, you've got an infodemic on your hands.  Last summer's infodemic about all kinds of political figures made me so skeptical about the news, I was told it would be partly cloudy with a high of seventy, I didn't believe it. I guess that's what a downpour of useless information can do.

Navigating the Credibility of Web-Based Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Using Mnemonics to Empower the Public to Spot Red Flags in Health Information on the InternetJessica Stokes-Parish Free PMC articleAbstractMisinformation creates challenges for the general public in differentiating truth from fiction in web-based content. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this issue has been amplified due to high volumes of news and changing information. Evidence on misinformation largely focuses on understanding the psychology of misinformation and debunking strategies but neglects to explore critical thinking education for the general public. This viewpoint outlines the science of misinformation and the current resources available to the public. This paper describes the development and theoretical underpinnings of a mnemonic (Conflict of Interest, References, Author, Buzzwords, Scope of Practice [CRABS]) for identifying misinformation in web-based health content. Leveraging evidence-based educational strategies may be a promising approach for empowering the public with the confidence needed to differentiate truth from fiction in an infodemic.Keywords: COVID-19; critical appraisal; digital literacy; health literacy; infodemic; infodemiology; misinformation; online health; science communication; social media.

The World Health Organization is now working to get global authority to manage pandemics. And in their new guidelines on the “Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats,” the infodemic is back. It states that as a form of “community protection,” it needs a form of “infodemic management,” as well as “collaborative surveillance.” It states, “Infodemic cannot be eliminated it can only be managed. This is why WHO and partners have developed the approach of infodemic management,” armed with new capabilities for the job. It describes these as “tools and approaches for social listening,” including artificial intelligence that monitors social media, as well as other systems such as experts for “community engagement.” In this episode of Crossroads, we'll discuss this issue and others. ⭕️ Stay up-to-date with Josh with the Crossroads NEWSLETTER

Meet Evan "the bioethicist" Thornburg, an expert on misinformation, disinformation, and conspiracy theories, who has found notoriety on Tik Tok, sits down with us to talk about health literacy, scientism, the exclusionary elitism of the medical and scientific realms which gate-keeps information and contributes to the public's mistrust, and the difficulty of science to compete with the sheer volume, creativity and sensationalism behind disinformation in our current infodemic.  Tiktok handle @gaygtownbae EVN the (Bio) EthicistCheck out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@helpmakeitmakesense6769Shout out to Jeff Jeudy for providing our music!  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-jeudy-a4640826/Thank you to Shared Harvest for sponsoring this conversation.  Find out about their heartwork at www.sharedharvestfund.orgSend us your questions and comments at DrToniandDrAimee@gmail.com

In the past few decades, we have witnessed the rise and consolidation of “evidence-based medicine” among health professionals. This refers to a systematic approach to medicine in which doctors and other health care professionals use the best available scientific evidence from clinical research to help make decisions about the care of individual patients. But the COVID-19 pandemic has managed to transform what constitutes reliable medical evidence into a topic of public concern and debate. These debates have taken place within and beyond the medical establishment, such as in news reports and social media posts. And suddenly everyone began offering an opinion on the efficacy of measures such as quarantines, lock downs, school closures, and mandatory face masks. How then should we understand “evidence”? Does evidence mean the same thing in different contexts and constituencies? In their new book, Rethinking Evidence in the Time of Pandemics: Scientific Vs Narrative Rationality, and Medical Knowledge Practices, Eivind Engebretsen and Mona Baker argue that we ought to adopt a more nuanced and socially responsive approach to medical expertise that incorporates scientific and lay processes of making sense of the world and how we decide to act in it. Using the narrative framework, they offer a model of analysis that sheds greater light on why different people arrive at different decisions based on the same sources of evidence and why we must acknowledge their reasons for doing so as rooted in different types of rationality rather than dismissing them as irrational. Eivind Engebretsen is a Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, where he is also the Executive Chairman of the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education.Mona Baker is Director of the Baker Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies at Shanghai International Studies University. She is also affiliated with the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education at the University of Oslo. Host:Professor Dan Banik, University of Oslo, Twitter: @danbanik  @GlobalDevPodApple Google Spotify YouTubehttps://in-pursuit-of-development.simplecast.com/

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Officer dumps child body :: Three teens shot in St. Paul after funeral reception :: Florida teachers raise concerns about new civics training, say it downplays slavery :: Men who drink Coca-Cola or Pepsi have higher testosterone :: W.H.O. attempting to enact global Infodemic policies :: Cops paid to online game :: Sarah in NM thinks Ian should go to prison because he bashed red light cameras :: 2023-02-26  Captain Kickass, Rich E Rich, Peakless Mountaineer

In February 2020, just two months into the Covid-19 Pandemic, the World Health Organization announced another contagious threat to humans, an infodemic. They defined the phenomenon as ​​an excess of information, including false or misleading information, in digital and physical environments during a disease outbreak. Today, almost a year after the pandemic ceased, the infodemic persists. The global information system remains plagued by fervent misinformation that percolates and continues to intensify whatever outbreak it covers. In this episode, Deepak and Khushi discuss the Nepali media landscape, particularly in light of the worldwide infodemic wherein dubious information is excessive. Deepak draws on his extensive background in journalism and fact-checking to discuss how Nepali media has evolved and the contemporary issues it faces as new digital media dominate its grounds. They discuss instances of deceptive and manipulative disinformation he discovered online during the recent elections and the pandemic and analyze how misinformation exacerbates sensitive subjects by intensifying people's reactions to them. The two end by exploring possible collective action to instill integrity in our media and garner vigilance in Nepali audiences. Deepak is the editor of Nepal Check, an independent, non-partisan fact-checking platform. He was the editor of South Asia Check, Nepal's first fact-checking outlet, and has worked as a correspondent for international news agencies like AFP, DPA, and Anadolu Agency. His work has appeared in major international publications such as the New York Times, The Guardian, Time, Al Jazeera, and Nikkei Asia. He currently focuses on innovations in fact-checking and digital investigation. Click here to support us on Patreon!!

È iniziato il 2023 e come iniziarlo se non con una bella puntata con due amici, che ci racconteranno una serie di cose davvero molto interessanti. Oggi al BSMT si fa divulgazione scientifica di livello: con noi BARBASCURA X e LUCA PERRI! Barbascura X, classe 1987, è nato a Taranto e ha 35 anni. Il suo vero nome non è mai stato svelato in quanto, come riferito dal diretto interessato, il divulgatore scientifico non vuole rendere pubbliche le sue generalità per non compromettere la sua carriera di ricercatore, alla quale si dedica con estrema passione e serietà. Il 35enne, infatti, non è soltanto uno YouTuber ma è anche un chimico e uno scrittore. Ma la fama la raggiunge quando apre un canale Youtube di matrice scientifica, dove raggiunge numeri davvero importanti: ad oggi quasi 1 milioni di iscritti. Il suo canale ha raggiunto il successo grazie alla rubrica "Scienza Brutta" composta da una serie di video ironici incentrati sulla divulgazione scientifica. Recentemente, è stato conduttore di un programma su DMAX e ha partecipato come concorrente a Pechino Express. Luca Perri è invece un astrofisico dell'Osservatorio di Merate e del Planetario di Milano. Da oltre un decennio si occupa di divulgazione tra radio, televisioni, carta stampata, festival e da qualche tempo ha spopolato anche sui social network. Nel dicembre 2021, con Barbascura scrive ed è co-conduttore di "Infodemic: il virus siamo noi". Insieme anche scritto anche un libro, "La tempesta perfetta", uscito nel 2022. Una puntata piena di aneddoti, di curiosità e di tanta tanta divulgazione scientifica! Ci sembrava il modo migliore per augurarvi un buon 2023! Buona visione. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome one of the nation's most respected health and health policy thought leaders to Raise the Line on this episode.  Susan Dentzer's remarkable career includes many years of reporting on healthcare for major national news outlets, being a senior policy adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and serving as a board leader in medical education and health system delivery, just to name a few of her contributions. Earlier this year, Ms. Dentzer was appointed president and CEO of America's Physician Groups, an organization representing more than 350 physician groups providing coordinated, value-based healthcare for more than ninety million patients nationwide. She's also currently board chair of Research America, which advocates on behalf of biomedical and health-related research and innovation. Tune in to this elucidating discussion with host Shiv Gaglani that delves into what the pandemic revealed about value-based care and virtual care; what is helping to lessen clinician burnout; surprising views among medical students on the use of tech in healthcare; what is at the root of the public's mistrust of science, and much more. “The reality of healthcare is very complicated. What I would make a plea for is that we all try to engage in developing a greater understanding of the issues, as opposed to seeing them through a narrow lens.”Mentioned in this episode: https://www.apg.org/https://www.researchamerica.org/

In this episode, Catherine Knipstein, the Vice-President of Strategy of Athena Communications, tells us why words matter to her. She shares a story of when she realized she was going to translate this expertise into a career. She emphasizes simplicity when crafting your messages when you can.Catherine talks about her mantra, "Write tight." She also shares her thoughts on the term “fake news” and how it is becoming difficult for us to filter out what is true or not with all of the information available. Listen to this episode to find out why you should always be careful with your words, why it is important to be honest in your messaging, to be open-minded, and to seek out alternative viewpoints, as well as why it is crucial to assume the best intentions of others and have grace with them.Episode Highlights:08:20 - Write tight. Be very simple. When you can use a one-syllable word, do so. Your sentences should be very short and concise. And that way, everyone understands what you're saying. It's a lot harder to do that.11:30 - We're under attack by words. It's factual that there are bad actors, foreign and domestic, that are using words to try to mislead us, to lie to us, to influence our elections, for example. It's a little scary quite frankly.17:02 - It's that simple, short messaging. It's being honest. I mean, you and I have done media training together, messaging training together. And that's always our number one rule. Connect with Becky Dubin JenkinsLinkedInConnect with Catherine Knipstein LinkedInGuest Bio: Catherine Knipstein has more than 12 years of experience in public relations, working first for the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), a nonprofit professional association headquartered in Washington, D.C.Catherine also worked as a Senior Account Executive for a PR firm located in Milwaukee for more than two years. In July 2019, Catherine joined Athena Communications as the firm's Chief Strategist.Catherine has extensive experience in internal and external communications and has served an array of organizations across all types of industries, including nonprofits, municipalities, international banks, national retailers and schools.Before becoming a public relations executive, Catherine was a financial policy analyst for CSBS, worked in the Office of Legislative Affairs for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and started her career working for U.S. Sen. Don Nickles (R-OK). Through these positions, Catherine gained knowledge of the federal policy creation process.Catherine has a Master of Arts degree in Communication from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in U.S. History from Sewanee: University of the South. She and her husband, Jeff, have a young daughter named Nan.

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show we hear from Jeff Barlow, Ontario farmer and director for Grain Farmers of Ontario, on shipping issues through the St. Lawrence Seaway, and Dr. Samantha Yammine on navigating the infodemic and identifying misinformation when dealing with science. As well, don't miss... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show we hear from Jeff Barlow, Ontario farmer and director for Grain Farmers of Ontario, on shipping issues through the St. Lawrence Seaway, and Dr. Samantha Yammine on navigating the infodemic and identifying misinformation when dealing with science. As well, don't miss... Read More

Dr. Samatha Yemmine, a neuroscientist, digital media producer and science communicator, also known as ScienceSam, recently spoke at the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity Canadian Centre for Food Integrity's Public Trust Summit at Toronto. In her address, Yemmine dives into dealing with an “infodemic,” and how to discern between misinformation and information from credible sources.... Read More

Steve Paikin talks to Sasha Altay about his research quantifying just how much people were engaging with untrustworthy content during the pandemic. What can Canadians learn from data about web traffic and Facebook engagement in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and France?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"欢迎来到英文小酒馆的迷你双语板块【Buzzword Mix】-新词特饮，短短几分钟，让不同段位的你掌握最新最地道的英文谈资！关注公号【璐璐的英文小酒馆】，获取更多有趣节目内容和文稿哦~" In today's Buzzword Mix, our Buzzword is Infodemic. Now this is a combination of two words we all know too well, “information” and “pandemic”.由Information和Pandemic组成的这个词Infodemic, 中文里把它翻译成 “信息疫情”, 简称 “信疫”。 I'm sure you've heard of the expression going viral. 现在网络特别是社交媒体上, 如果一条新闻或者一条视频火了, 我们通常会说going viral病毒式的传播。But with more and more Information going viral overnight, what we can encounter is an infodemic. By definition, an infodemic is a rapid and far-reaching spread of both accurate and inaccurate Information about something, such as a disease. 所谓 “信息疫情” 就是指关于某一个话题一个事情, 比如说一个病毒, 整个网络会涌现出大量的真真假假的信息, 而这些信息会迅速的蔓延到互联网的每一个角落。As facts, rumors, and fears mix and disperse, it becomes difficult to learn essential information about an issue. 而随着这些事实、谣言还有恐惧不断的交织和传播, 作为普通人, 我们就很难了解关于这个事情的核心的有效信息。Now since we're still not out of the current pandemic, you might think the word infodemic has come out of the covid years, but actually this word isn't new, it was coined in 2003, the year of SARS. 可能有的人会觉得infodemic这个词是在新冠这几年才出来的新词, 但实际上它是在03年非典的时候就被创造出来了。And it was coined by journalist and political scientist David Rothkopf in a Washington Post column. Back then he said, SARS is the story of not one epidemic but two, and the second epidemic, the one that has largely escaped the headlines, has implications that are far greater than the disease itself. That is because it is not the viral epidemic but rather an "information epidemic" or infodemic that has transformed SARS into a global economic and social debacle. 他当时就说非典其实要对付的是两个疫情, 一个是病毒的疫情, 还有一个造成更大的社会和经济影响的就是infodemic.

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What do you know about the people behind the "fact checking" companies? Probably not as much as you should. The company behind Facebook "fact checking" and "debunking" process is called Lead Stories. The co-founders are Alan Duke, Maarten Schenk, and Perry Sanders. Another key figure behind this group is Christopher Blair: The Godfather of Fake News. Since 2019 these people have been "fact checking" social media posts on Facebook and since 2020 on TikTok. If you haven't heard about these key players involved in protecting you from the "Infodemic", then this episode will blow your mind. Honestly, you couldn't even make this up if you tried. We also get into the most comprehensive list of medical studies & government data from all across the world proving the worst healthcare disaster in world history. This is the real science behind the you-know-what and I'm here to share it with you. All of this and more on The Jonathan Kogan Show! Rumble - https://rumble.com/v1hwkc5-alan-duke-godfather-of-fake-news-you-wont-believe-this...-73.html?mref=vxnr9&mrefc=2 Podcast - https://anchor.fm/jsk/episodes/Alan-Duke-Godfather-of-FAKE-NEWS--You-wont-believe-this------73-e1n4tv3 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jsk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jsk/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

What do you know about the people behind the "fact checking" companies? Probably not as much as you should. The company behind Facebook "fact checking" and "debunking" process is called Lead Stories. The co-founders are Alan Duke, Maarten Schenk, and Perry Sanders. Another key figure behind this group is Christopher Blair: The Godfather of Fake News. Since 2019 these people have been "fact checking" social media posts on Facebook and since 2020 on TikTok. If you haven't heard about these key players involved in protecting you from the "Infodemic", then this episode will blow your mind. Honestly, you couldn't even make this up if you tried. We also get into the most comprehensive list of medical studies & government data from all across the world proving the worst healthcare disaster in world history. This is the real science behind the you-know-what and I'm here to share it with you. All of this and more on The Jonathan Kogan Show! Rumble - https://rumble.com/v1hwkc5-alan-duke-godfather-of-fake-news-you-wont-believe-this...-73.html?mref=vxnr9&mrefc=2 Podcast - https://anchor.fm/jsk/episodes/Alan-Duke-Godfather-of-FAKE-NEWS--You-wont-believe-this------73-e1n4tv3 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jsk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jsk/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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When FBI agents raided the home of President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, they allegedly requested that security cameras be shut off. Yet, the cameras may have still been rolling over the course of the close to 10-hour raid. Eric Trump is now announcing his plans to release the video publicly. Meanwhile, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has issued a new call for global censorship. This continues a trend started by the World Health Organization at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: the so-called “Infodemic” battle to reduce the amount of public information and to control news coverage on key topics. And in other news, we speak with Rep. Yvette Herrell, who says a progressive agenda is at work in the United States that appears to be trying to dismantle the nation through the strangling of America's energy independence. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp, we'll discuss these stories and others, and answer questions from the audience. ⭕️ Stay up-to-date with Josh with the Crossroads NEWSLETTER

With so much information out there it's hard to know what or who to trust when it comes to public health information."Public health is hard. Nobody goes into it for the money or the acclaim. People work many long hours."-  Leana S. WenCorey Dion Lewis is a clinical health coach and host of The Healthy Project podcast. The podcast's purpose is to discuss how to improve health and reduce health inequity by speaking to healthcare professionals, thought leaders, and entrepreneurs. About Dr. Joe Smyser: Dr. Joe Smyser, CEO of The Public Good Projects (PGP), a public health nonprofit specializing in large-scale media monitoring programs, social and behavior change interventions, and cross-sector initiatives.  Dr. Smyser has designed some of the United States' most influential and impactful health campaigns in partnership with the CDC, FDA, Kaiser Permanente, Rockefeller, and Humana. He holds a Ph.D. and masters in public health and did his postdoctoral training at the CDC.In this episode, you will learn the following:1. The Public Good Projects.2. How the COVID-19 pandemic exposes how people receive information.3. The infodemic4. How can people be sure that are consuming trusted information when it comes to public health concerns?And more!Resources:https://www.publicgoodprojects.org/https://publicgoodnews.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/joesmyser/Follow me on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehealthyproject.co/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehealthyproject.coYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPV68YUvIpo4q2-vvBK7PwTwitter: https://twitter.com/thehealthyprojLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/71735963/admin/Website: https://thehealthyproject.co/Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-healthy-project-podcast/id1511576357Support the show

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Two years after the worldwide outbreak of Covid-19, what will the long-term effects be? Not just in terms of public health, but in terms of privacy, censorship, and government control? This week, we are joined by journalists Joel Simon and Robert Mahoney, co-authors of The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free. The authors explain how, “as COVID-19 spread around the world, so did government censorship. The Infodemic lays bare not just old-fashioned censorship, but also the mechanisms of a modern brand of ‘censorship through noise,' which moves beyond traditional means of state control—such as the jailing of critics and restricting the flow of information—to open the floodgates of misinformation, overwhelming the public with lies and half-truths.” Joel and Robert talk about how the Covid crisis has exacerbated a mistrust in institutions, a deterioration of local news outlets, and a deep sense of cynicism that is born of lack of information. Don't miss this fascinating conversation about something that affects all of us in one way or another. Find Joel Simon on Instagram and Twitter. Find Robert Mahoney on Twitter. Learn more about the publisher, Consumer Global Reports on their website, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find The Infodemic on Amazon or pick up a copy at your local bookstore.

As COVID-19 began to spread around the world in 2020, so did a steady stream of information — and disinformation. Running parallel to the pandemic was an “infodemic,” a digital and physical deluge of information that resulted in mass confusion and censorship. In their new book, The Infodemic, authors Joel Simon and Robert Mahoney lay bare the mechanisms of a modern brand of “censorship through noise” that moves beyond traditional means of state control (jailing critics and restricting the flow of information, for example) to open the floodgates of misinformation. The result? A public overwhelmed with lies and half-truths. Simon and Mahoney have traveled the world for many years defending press freedom and journalists' rights as the directors of the Committee to Protect Journalists. They've charted COVID censorship beginning in China, through Iran, Russia, India, Egypt, Brazil, and inside the Trump White House. They argue that increased surveillance in the name of public health, the collapse of public trust in institutions, and the demise of local news reporting all contributed to help governments hijack the flow of information and usurp power. Through vivid characters and behind-the-scenes accounts, Simon and Mahoney argue that under the cover of a global pandemic, governments have undermined freedom and taken control — and that this new political order may be the legacy of the disease. Truth may seem like a simple concept, but Simon and Mahoney highlight how complex it really is. What do you consider a fact? How do you know what a fact is? In this installment of Town Hall's In the Moment podcast, radio host Katy Sewall interviews Simon and Mahoney about these questions in the context of today's pandemic and political powers. Joel Simon is a fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School and formerly the Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Before joining CPJ, he worked as a journalist in Latin America and California. He is the author of three books, including We Want to Negotiate: The Secret World of Hostages, Kidnapping, and Ransom, also from Columbia Global Reports. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Robert Mahoney is Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. He was a Reuters correspondent with postings in Southeast Asia, West Africa, India, Israel, France and Germany. This is Robert's first book. He lives in New York City. Katy Sewall is a back-up announcer/host for KUOW and a feature reporter. She's a PRINDI award-winning producer who trained with Radiolab and toured with A Prairie Home Companion. Her work has appeared on The Takeaway, Here & Now, the BBC, and more. Katy spent nine years as the Senior Producer of Weekday with Steve Scher and is currently the host and creator of the international podcast The Bittersweet Life. Buy the Book—The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free  Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To become a member or make a donation click here. 

As COVID-19 spread around the world, so did government censorship. The Infodemic lays bare not just the use of old-fashioned censorship, but also how “censorship through noise” enhances the traditional means of state control (such as jailing critics and restricting the flow of information) by using a flood of misinformation to overwhelm the public with lies and half-truths. Joel Simon and Robert Mahoney, who have been defending press freedom and journalists' rights worldwide for many years as the directors of the Committee to Protect Journalists, chart the onslaught of COVID censorship—beginning in China, but spreading through Iran, Russia, India, Egypt, Brazil, and even the White House. Increased surveillance in the name of public health, the collapse of public trust in institutions, and the demise of local news reporting all contributed to make it easier for governments to hijack the flow of information. Using vivid characters and behind-the-scenes accounts, Simon and Mahoney show how, under the cover of a global pandemic, governments have undermined freedom and taken ever more authoritarian control—a new political order that may be one of the legacies of this disease. MLF ORGANIZER George Hammond SPEAKERS Robert Mahoney Deputy Executive Director, the Committee to Protect Journalists; Co-Author, The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free Joel Simon Fellow, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia Journalism School; Co-Author, The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free In Conversation with George Hammond Author, Conversations With Socrates In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on May 5th, 2022 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It seems that fakes are everywhere – very few domains of social life are exempt from concerns about fakes and a general ‘crisis of authenticity'. While fakes are often considered worthless, this talk argues that fakes can signal blind spots in our understanding of health-related matters. This lecture draws on examples from the art world and discussion of fakes in films and what these can tell us about fakes in domains of health and medicine.A lecture by Dr Patricia KingoriThe transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/fakesGresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 2,000 lectures free to access or download from the website.Website: http://www.gresham.ac.ukTwitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollegeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollegeInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/greshamcollege

In this episode, we chat with Shahmir Ali (PhD in Public Health and Social and Behavioral Sciences at NYU GPH) & Stella Chong (Program Associate, Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman) about their publication: Social Media Use and Misinformation Among Asian Americans During COVID-19. In an effort to understand social media's unique impact on this underserved, underrepresented, and often invisible community of Asian Americans, Shahmir and Stella published a study examining recent research, news, and reports on COVID-19 among Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and South Asian Americans. The paper calls attention to the unique, complex misinformation found on some social media -- and it documents a growing public health problem in need of tailored policies and interventions. To learn more about the NYU School of Global Public Health, and how our innovative programs are training the next generation of public health leaders, visit publichealth.nyu.edu.

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Joel Simon, author of The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free. Joel Simon is a fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School and formerly the Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Before joining CPJ, he worked as a journalist in Latin America and California. He is the author of three books, including We Want to Negotiate: The Secret World of Hostages, Kidnapping, and Ransom, also from Columbia Global Reports. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Infodemic is a blend of "information" and "epidemic" that typically refers to a rapid and far-reaching spread of both accurate and inaccurate information about something, such as a disease. As facts, rumors, and fears mix and disperse, it becomes difficult to learn essential information about an issue. - Merriam-Webster This will be a podcast where I vent my frustration in my attempts to help horse owners help their horses thrive in a human world. All I try to do is get the information out that is as unbiased as I can possible make it. But in the past week I have had several troubling stories come to me from people who have been told about the dangers of inflammation and yet each have a tragic or difficult outcome from ignoring it. Worse, they are like most horse owners who are turning to the “experts” that are either not well informed on the root causes of gut inflammation or have an agenda to offer conflicting information. Both of these are not helping the horses they are serving. These sources include my colleague veterinarians and the large producers of horse grains. We cannot afford to just believe what we hear from experts including me. We all need to ask better questions and demand alternative and thoughtful answers. When we discover conflicting answers we need to ask who is correct and then search for the answers. Or, it might be easier to just ask this question - “How is what you are doing working for you?” Or this question, “If I keep doing what I'm doing will my horse become healthier?”

This week's episode is a bit different. Please enjoy a talk from Timothy Caulfield that originally aired on Skeptical Inquirer Presents. SIP is a live online series of talks from some of the brightest minds in the reality based community and is just one of the many great shows that the Center for Inquiry produces. This recent episode of the series featured Timothy Caulfield where he was presented with the Robert P. Balles Annual Prize in Critical Thinking. Afterwards, Caulfield gave an informative talk on the state of the infodemic of misinformation, what we've learned, and ways to deal with the problem. It was something we thought fans of Point of Inquiry would enjoy! The spread of misinformation seems to intensify with each passing week. From social media to cable news to popular podcasts, science-free bunk is everywhere. The ongoing “infodemic” is doing tangible harm to public health, public discourse, and public trust. So...what can we do about it? Timothy Caulfield is the bestselling author of Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong about Everything? and host of the acclaimed Netflix documentary series A User's Guide to Cheating Death.

This was the closing panel at our Sustainable Beauty E-Summit last week, in conversation with Dr. Rene Van Acker, Dean of the Ontario Agricultural College, Dr Akemi Ooka, Head of Global Supply Chain Resources at the IBA, and Dr Iain Davies, Director of the Environmental Sciences Program at the PCPC. How does misinformation about sustainability impact sustainable development in the cosmetics sector? Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!   Interested in supporting the podcast? Find us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/theecowell

Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson discuss the flow of misinformation that is affecting everything from the war in Ukraine to the pandemic, with Stephen Maher of Maclean's Magazine (5:30); and the keys to Jessie Diggins remarkable Olympic success in Nordic skiing with Jessie's high school coach from Stillwater, Kris Hansen (36:30). Also included is an update of local news (28:30). Matt Quast is technical director.This Week's GuestsStephen Maher, Maclean's Magazinehttps://www.macleans.ca/author/stephen-maher/ Kris Hansen, former ski coach for Jessie DigginsArticle LinksStephen Maher essay in Maclean's on misinformationhttps://www.macleans.ca/society/health/misinformation-from-the-u-s-is-the-next-virus-and-its-spreading-fast/Slate writer Justin Peters on Jessie Digginshttps://slate.com/culture/2022/02/why-olympics-matter-jessie-diggins-pain-cave-beijing.html…and Justin Peters again on Chad Salmelahttps://slate.com/culture/2022/02/winter-olympics-nbc-announcers-chad-salmela-promote-him.htmlGovernment Links:City of Marine on St. Croix https://www.marineonstcroix.org City of Scandia https://www.cityofscandia.comMay Township:https://www.townofmay.orgWashington County https://www.co.washington.mn.us/EventsMarine Ice-Out Contest – Ice-out dates for recent years:2021 – March 11, 12:00 pm2020 – March 12, 4:03 am2019 – March 24, 5:02 pm2018 – March 28, 3:30 pm2017 – Feb. 22, 2:58 pm2016 – March 7, 2:01 amAmerican Birkebeinerhttps://www.birkie.comBusiness/Organization Links:Marine Community Libraryhttps://marinecommunitylibrary.orgMarine Village School https://www.marinevillageschool.orgDunrovin Retreat CenterContact Emily – Guest Services Director – 651-433-2486, ext. 301

 Up until 2 years ago, epidemiologist and science communicator Jessica Malaty Rivera was doing patient advocacy and healthcare PR which often meant preparing information for medical meetings and conferences and education. Of course as 2019 came to a close her work changed in a big way and her current mission to help us understand Covid 19 and debunk misinformation has made her a leader and social media star. In addition to her many roles in healthcare, she is the mother of two young kids and is not afraid to share her personal views and family's practices when it comes to dealing with the pandemic. Abby and Lauren had a great time speaking with Jessica about the latest and how make sense of what she calls the “infodemic.” Produced by Dear Media

Vivian Schiller, Executive Director of Aspen Digital at the Aspen Institute and former President and CEO of National Public Radio, joins Edelman's Justin Blake to discuss the raging Infodemic, declining trust in media and what other institutions like business can do about it. Blake, Executive Director of the Edelman Trust Institute, and Schiller unpack findings … Continue reading "Fighting the Infodemic with Aspen Institute's Vivian Schiller"

Shira Eisenberg is an AI Language Systems Researcher @MIT Lincoln Laboratory & a technical consultant @CDC, (most recently on, Changes in the Scientific Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Importance of Scientific Situational Awareness in Responding to the Infodemic. Shira Eisenberg: https://shira.dev/ | https://twitter.com/shiraeis Sanjana Singh (The Host): https://linktr.ee/sanjanasingh ; https://sanjanasingh.substack.com/ The Naked Dialogue Podcast: https://linktr.ee/TheNakedDialogue --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sanjanasinghx/support

This session for the INFODEMIC Conference features speakers, Mayor Adrian Perkins and Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero, and moderated by Dr. Matthew Strehlow. INFODEMIC is a Stanford conference on social media and COVID-19 misinformation in 2021, has released open access podcasts of their discussions.

This session for the INFODEMIC Conference features speakers, Jessica Malaty Rivera and Dr. Sanjay Juneja, and moderated by Dr. Cedric "James" Rutland. INFODEMIC is a Stanford conference on social media and COVID-19 misinformation in 2021, has released open access podcasts of their discussions.

This session for the INFODEMIC Conference features speakers, Danielle Pacia, Lisa Menning, and Tom Bollyky, and moderated by William Haseltine. INFODEMIC is a Stanford conference on social media and COVID-19 misinformation in 2021, has released open access podcasts of their discussions.

This session for the INFODEMIC Conference features speakers, Dr. Italo Brown. INFODEMIC is a Stanford conference on social media and COVID-19 misinformation in 2021, has released open access podcasts of their discussions.

There's an epidemic that's spreading faster than the Delta variant: the Infodemic. Although it doesn't have physical symptoms, its side effects are bad decisions that amplify the pandemic, like refusing to take vaccines. With so many people, each with their own networks, platforms, and influencers, how can healthcare hope to stamp out the misinformation? Join Chris Hemphil as they guide us through conversations with some of the leaders who believe that even the toughest problems can be solved by learning to listen better.Guests in this episode include Sondra Brown, Kristy Roldan, Alan Shoebridge, Dean Browell, Jenn Misora, Zain Ismail, and Sarah Coles. References: 3.6 Billion social media users: https://www.statista.com/statistics/278414/number-of-worldwide-social-network-users/ 50% of Adults Did Not Receive Vaccine Info From Their Doctor: https://actiumhealth.com/the-need-for-evolved-patient-engagement-post-covid-19/ This conversation is brought to you by Actium Health. For more information about our show or guests, visit hellohealthcare.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, documentary producer Robyn Rosenfeld joins the gang to discuss misinformation, disinformation, and the political war on science. Other topics include former President Obama's talk show hints about UFOs, Rick Santorum getting fired from CNN, and how the Covid pandemic has affected the arts.