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FOOLPROOF BBC's Most Anticipated Books of 2023

2 January 2023

We're super excited that FOOLPROOF has been listed as one of BBC 's, Cosmopolitan , and Next Big Idea's most anticipated non-fiction books of 2023! Get your copy here or read this in-depth feature profile as well as starred reviews in The Observer, Kirkus , and Publishers Weekly. foolrpoof_web.webp

Lab research featured in New York Times

24 August 2022

In collaboration with Google, our latest study in Science Advances with six pre-registered experiments and a large field study on YouTube showed how inoculation can be scaled across millions on social media. Read the New York Times article about our work.

Congratulations to Melisa Basol (30 under 30) and Rakoen Maertens (CSAR Award)

13 June 2022

The lab couldn't be prouder of final-year PhD candidates Melisa Basol, who was inducted into the infamous Forbes 30 under 30 list and Rakoen Maertens for winning the competitive Cambridge Society for the Application of Research award! Well done!

Prof van der Linden @ Royal Television Society

9 October 2021

Prof van der Linden appeared at the Royal Television Society and joined a panel with BBC's disinformation reporter Marianna Spring, Sky New's Matthew Price and moderator Naga Munchetty (BBC World) to talk about the Psychology of Fake News.

Prof van der Linden and Dr Jon Roozenbeek in conversation with Prof Noam Chomsky

26 September 2021

Prof van der Linden and Dr Jon Roozenbeek interview Prof Noam Chomsky on the topic of climate change, misinformation, and what to do about it. The panel was hosted by Scientists for Future and the whole session can be viewed here

Lab Features in Documentary on Fake News from The Economist

22 October 2019

The Economist TV team came down in July to film the lab and our research featured in the below documentary film on the role of fake news in democracy! Watch the documentary below:

Vice-Chancellor recognizes lab research in annual speech to University of Cambridge

6 October 2019

In his address to the University of Cambridge, Vice-Chancellor, Stephen Toope, recognized the lab's research as one of the university's top three achievements of the last year, alongside stem cell research and the discovery of ghost galaxies. We are extremely honoured to be mentioned in the speech and could not do our...

Lab in New York Times: Communicating Climate Change

13 May 2019

New article by The New York Times ( @nytimes ) on climate change communication science features Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab #inoculation research as promising new avenue. Scientific reporter Ben Ryan ( @benryanwriter ) covers important topics by Sander van der Linden ( @ Sander_vdLinden ), Ed Maibach ( @MaibachEd...

SDM Lab Convenes Special Cambridge Interest Group (SIG) in Disinformation and Media Literacy

15 February 2019

Special Interest Group in Disinformation and Media Literacy The Trust & Technology Initiative is forming a new SIG in Disinformation and Media Literacy convened by Rory Finnin (Slavonic Studies) and Sander van der Linden (Social Psychology). The Disinformation and Media Literacy SIG is a community of scholars and...

Lab in Washington Post: Moral Judgments about Sexual Harassment

14 December 2018

In new research on sexual harassment Sander van der Linden and Costas Panagopoulos look at moral judgments about the Weinstein & O'Reilly cases, revealing large ideological asymmetries. This is an article from The Washington Post. Liberals and conservatives see sexual harassment claims very differently. This explains...