Thinking about propaganda a lot lately. I've talked about it a few times on the pod: https://psyber.space/search?query=propaganda

I came across a proposed law and my first thought was: 'good!' Then I caught myself, because that immediate satisfaction was exactly what the framing was designed to produce. New PsyberSpace on why nobody — including me — is immune to propaganda https://bit.ly/4dBNoel

Your algorithm isn't just predicting what you like. It's shaping what you like, through a psychological mechanism called the mere exposure effect. The more you see something, the more you prefer it — often without realizing it. New PsyberSpace: psyber.space/episodes/the-death-of-serendipity-what-algorithmic-personalization-is-doing-to-your-mind

Men spent last week debating whether "62 million" was the right number in the CNN rape academy story. Meanwhile, the site is still online. The women in their lives noticed both things. New episode on the psychology of minimization and what it costs women. https://bit.ly/4tpHR0f

This week I’m talking about the ethics and psychology of TV shows that depend on deception, humiliation, manipulation, or engineered conflict to work. Why do we accept it as entertainment? What does it do to contestants? And what does it do to us as viewers when harmful behavior gets packaged as normal, funny, or strategic? https://bit.ly/4eioRM7

Fun award for early career researcher (not affiliated, just sharing): https://www.science.org/content/prize-award/nomis-and-science-young-explorer-award

New PsyberSpace on the psychology of synthetic junk and what it's actually doing to your attention, your trust, and your sense of meaning. #AISlop
https://bit.ly/4dC3ZPW

This made me laugh: https://gist.github.com/artfwo/63eaaffdb47cbba342b04f989bd9463b

Good mail day ;) #PsychologyHumor