57 min
Episode 26: The Science of Depolarization (Interview with Dr. Lisa Schrich) Society Builders
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- Spirituality
An interview with Dr. Lisa Schirch, a global authority on social media's impact on polarization.
Here, Dr. Schirch explains how the algorithms that drive social media platforms favor polarization, a force further amplified by malicious foreign actors exploiting the platforms.
She also explores solutions at the individual level designed to improve our media diet and improve our etiquette of expression.
CONTENTS
0:00 Introduction2:10 How social media amplify polarization14:27 Feeding our lower nature19:05 The death of ‘objective’ news31:00 Case Study: Myanmar37:12 Solutions for us as individuals46:02 The need for in-person interaction50:46 The future for social media53:17 Closing Thoughts
An interview with Dr. Lisa Schirch, a global authority on social media's impact on polarization.
Here, Dr. Schirch explains how the algorithms that drive social media platforms favor polarization, a force further amplified by malicious foreign actors exploiting the platforms.
She also explores solutions at the individual level designed to improve our media diet and improve our etiquette of expression.
CONTENTS
0:00 Introduction2:10 How social media amplify polarization14:27 Feeding our lower nature19:05 The death of ‘objective’ news31:00 Case Study: Myanmar37:12 Solutions for us as individuals46:02 The need for in-person interaction50:46 The future for social media53:17 Closing Thoughts
57 min