Why you share sensationalized news (and 1 tip to spread hope instead) (Daily Update #13) - a podcast by Dr. Jud Brewer

Feeling news fatigue or even losing hope in knowing who to trust? In this episode, I’ll show you how having too many options plus bursts of excitement tricks your brain into spreading false information and leaves you burnt out. And I’ll give you one simple thing you can do about it. 

Here's what you'll learn:
-Why NPR stopped broadcasting Trump's daily briefings
-How humans spread the virus of misinformation
-Why misinformation is so much more contagious than accurate information
-How dopamine is related to consumption of sensationalized news, and the survival advantage it gave our ancestors
-How dopamine release is linked to memory
-The conflict that arises between your ancient brain and modern brain during consumption of news
-Why an overabundance of news causes our brain to shut down
-How we can leverage this information to keep hope for the future and faith in each other
-The W-A-I-T acronym and how it can stop us from being overtaken by impulses to share misinformation


References from today's episode:
Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifest...

NPR editorial: https://www.npr.org/sections/publiced...

How to stop the spread of misinformation: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/arc...

Stories of hope: https://www.obama.org/stories-hope-co...

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