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cecilietraberg.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Copenhagen Business School PhD in Psychology from University of Cambridge Mum x 3, advocating for a parent-friendly academia 🎓
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As part of our recent report on digital platforms, we asked people in eight countries whether they trusted different types of digital platforms for news about politics. Here's a thread with four findings from the report Read it in full here https://buff.ly/3VykaDY

submitted 176 days ago • 1 comment

🛡️ This week, I had the privilege of being invited by NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence to participate in the first workshop for the "Computational Narrative Ontology" project in Riga.

submitted 192 days ago • 2 comments

🌟We are thrilled to announce the publication of our Special Issue: From Vulnerability to Vigilance. This issue brings together 11 impactful articles on psychological resilience against misinformation and conspiracy beliefs. advances.in/psychology/1...

submitted 194 days ago • 3 comments

Sharing this feels vulnerable but meaningful. 💛 In this piece for @natureportfolio.bsky.social, I reflect on having 3 children during my PhD - why I’d do it all over again, but also why academia shouldn’t make it this hard for parents to thrive.🍼🎓 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

submitted 212 days ago • 5 comments

Starter pack for those working on misinfo, disinfo, information integrity, digital authoritarianism, propaganda etc. Definitely a work in progress, reply if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/V4Po9wB

submitted 219 days ago • 433 comments

New #preprint! We surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries to find out: Where do they come across information about #science? How do they #communicate about it? We also tested country factors like #AcademicFreedom and #PressFreedom and identified interesting patterns 🔎 ➡️ osf.io/preprints/os... 🧵 1/10

submitted 216 days ago • 11 comments

New computational analyses on algorithmic bias from @timothyjgraham.bsky.social suggest that the X algorithm substantially boosted Republican accounts right after Elon Musk's endorsement of Donald Trump. Full report eprints.qut.edu.au/253211/1/A_c...

submitted 217 days ago • 5 comments

famous moments in psychology / cog-sci as lego sets, a thread. 1. Pavlov's dogs.

submitted 579 days ago • 17 comments

👋 Hi, Bluesky! I’m Cecilie, a PhD candidate at Cambridge University studying how we influence each other’s judgments, attitudes, and beliefs - currently focused on misinformation. Feeling cautiously optimistic about this platform. Get to know me better here: www.cecilietraberg.com

submitted 216 days ago • 4 comments

In a new paper in Nature Medicine we argue that polarization is a serious—and overlooked—determinant of health. #Polarization is analogous to a preexisting medical condition because it creates a population susceptible to negative influences. Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 239 days ago • 8 comments

Feels like weird timing, but still glad to see this out: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

submitted 217 days ago • 0 comments

✨ Full Circle Moment ✨ This week, I gave a talk at Cambridge’s Social Psychology Seminar - where I began my grad journey in 2018! Sharing my PhD work on misinformation in that historic room was truly meaningful. Now, back to finishing my thesis - fueled by ☕️ caffeine and 😅 mild panic.

submitted 218 days ago • 0 comments

When search engines "lead" people to misinformation websites, it's largely because people are explicitly searching for these sites, finds Greene et al. doi.org/10.1126/scia...

submitted 223 days ago • 4 comments

Misinformation Really Does Spread like a Virus, Epidemiology Shows

submitted 227 days ago • 2 comments

Just a reminder amidst the floodings in Spain that misinformation is prevalent and has costly consequences. False hoaxes claiming hundreds of bodies trapped in parking lots leads authorities astray and potentially endangers life-saving help for others. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

submitted 225 days ago • 0 comments

Exciting *three-year postdoc* job opportunity, working in @cast-centre.bsky.social at University of Bath!

submitted 250 days ago • 0 comments

Paper out led by the brilliant @cecilietraberg.bsky.social! We test (1) a new inoculation against emotionally manipulative news & find #prebunking improves veracity discernment & (2) show how social cues make misinfo more persuasive but don't undermine inoculation. advances.in/psychology/1...

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