Christie Aschwanden

@cragcrest
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award-winning science journalist, author NYT bestseller GOOD TO GO @wwnorton, co-host EMERGING FORM podcast, VP @ Council for Advancement of Science Writing, VP @ KVNF mountain-grown community radio, alum @FiveThirtyEight, outdoor adventurer. My parties have dancing.
Good to Gohttps://www.goodtogobook.com/
Emerging Form Podcasthttps://emergingform.substack.com/
Grand Mesa Nordic Councilhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1II5d-h2iA
Uncertain, podcast from Scientific Americanhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/uncertain
Christie AschwandenNov 10, 2023
By now we've seen how efficiently AI spouts bullshit, and now it's poised to pump out fake science. https://www.lastwordonnothing.com/2023/11/10/ai-is-a-terrifying-purveyor-of-bullshit-next-up-fake-science/
The Last Word On Nothing | AI is a Terrifying Purveyor of Bullshit. Next Up: Fake Science

Christie AschwandenJun 14, 2023
Laura HelmuthJun 14, 2023
Most (but not all) things people promise will boost metabolism fall into two categories: “There are things that are dangerous and illegal and things that are BS, and you should probably avoid both of them” https://scientificamerican.com/article/can-you-change-your-metabolism/
by @ejwillingham
Can You Change Your Metabolism?

Though you might not be able to significantly rev up your metabolism, there are ways to boost the energy your body burns while doing nothing

Scientific American
Christie AschwandenJun 14, 2023
rOpenSciJun 14, 2023

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Christie AschwandenJun 13, 2023
Insider Union is still on strike. With 250 reporters out for 12 days, it’s the longest open-ended strike against a publication since the 1980s. https://www.insiderunion.org/strike @jetjocko
ON STRIKE — Insider Union

Insider Union
Christie AschwandenJun 6, 2023
Please support Insider journalists. Don't click on their site until the strike is resolved. https://www.nyguild.org/post/breaking-insider-union-votes-to-authorize-strike
BREAKING: INSIDER UNION VOTES TO AUTHORIZE STRIKE

NEW YORK – Insider Union announced today that a supermajority of union members voted in favor of authorizing their bargaining committee to call a strike. …

Christie AschwandenMar 31, 2023
I reviewed Sander van der Linden's new book, “Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity." https://undark.org/2023/03/31/book-review-foolproof/
Book Review: How Misinformation Acts Like a Virus

In "Foolproof," psychologist Sander van der Linden argues that we can deploy a cognitive vaccine against propaganda.

Undark Magazine
Christie AschwandenMar 20, 2023
Aleszu BajakMar 20, 2023
“Although positive words were slightly more prevalent than negative words, we found that negative words in news headlines increased consumption rates (and positive words decreased consumption rates). For a headline of average length, each additional negative word increased the click-through rate by 2.3%. Our results contribute to a better understanding of why users engage with online media.” https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01538-4
Negativity drives online news consumption - Nature Human Behaviour

Examining real-world data that tested different headlines for the same news story on real news readers, Robertson et al. find that people are more likely to click on a headline when it contains negative words compared to positive words.

Nature
Christie AschwandenMar 20, 2023
Soon after a train derailed, anonymous pro-Russian accounts started spreading misleading claims and anti-American propaganda about it on Twitter, using Elon Musk’s new verification system to expand their reach while creating the illusion of credibility. https://apnews.com/article/ohio-train-derailment-russia-disinformation-twitter-musk-49af27699727d6f4157a5d6d5f35819b
Pro-Moscow voices tried to steer Ohio train disaster debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Soon after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month, anonymous pro-Russian accounts started spreading misleading claims and anti-American propaganda about it on Twitter, using Elon Musk's new verification system to expand their reach while creating the illusion of credibility.

Associated Press
Christie AschwandenMar 10, 2023
Brian NosekMar 10, 2023

The Metascience 2023 conference agenda is live!

https://metascience.info/agenda/

A stellar line-up of presenters with huge disciplinary diversity, but all with a shared interest in understanding and improving science.

Agenda - Metascience

Metascience
Christie AschwandenMar 5, 2023
Sigh. Another story about AI and cancer screening that misses the point. https://www.wired.com/story/artificial-intelligence-makes-bad-medicine-even-worse/ As I wrote in 2020, using AI to read mammograms is just a dumb way of solving the wrong problem. https://www.wired.com/story/artificial-intelligence-makes-bad-medicine-even-worse/
Artificial Intelligence Makes Bad Medicine Even Worse

A new study out from Google seems to show the promise of AI-assisted health care. Actually, it shows the threat.

WIRED