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  • 279 The Effect Of Q Scores On News Credibility

    279 The Effect Of Q Scores On News Credibility
    2025/04/11
    In today's digital age, where news consumption is heavily influenced by digital engagement and personality-driven journalism, Q Scores, also known as Q Ratings, have become a critical tool for assessing the appeal of media personalities. Originally developed as a marketing tool to measure the popularity of celebrities, Q Scores have seeped into the world of news reporting, shaping which journalists and anchors gain prominence. But the reliance on Q Scores raises an important question: does the metric prioritize likeability over credibility in the news media?
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    7 分
  • 278 The Toxicity Of Social Media

    278 The Toxicity Of Social Media
    2025/04/04
    Social media is now a vital part of modern life, providing platforms for communication, expression, and networking. But beware: beneath its benefits lies a complex web of negative psychological effects that can be profoundly damaging to mental health. This podcast will provide hard statistics and data that clearly illustrate the toxicity of social media and explore the reasons why it poses such significant risks.
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    6 分
  • 277 The Epidemic Of Mental Illness

    277 The Epidemic Of Mental Illness
    2025/03/27
    It seems that Americans are in the midst of a raging epidemic of mental illness at least as judged by the increase in the numbers treated for it.
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    6 分
  • 276 The Systematic Motive Behind Keeping the Masses Uneducated

    276 The Systematic Motive Behind Keeping the Masses Uneducated
    2025/03/21
    In any society, education is universally recognized as a powerful tool for individual empowerment and societal progress. However, there is a disturbing trend where certain systems, whether governmental, corporate, or other institutional, have a vested interest in ensuring that the general population remains uneducated or undereducated. This deliberate perpetuation of widespread ignorance begs the question: why does the system want people uneducated?
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    4 分
  • 275 The Power of Illusory Truth- How Governments and Media Manipulate Perception

    275 The Power of Illusory Truth- How Governments and Media Manipulate Perception
    2025/03/14
    In a world inundated with information, it has become increasingly important to discern fact from fiction. However, the phenomenon of illusory truth plays a key role in shaping our beliefs and attitudes, often to the advantage of powerful entities like governments and media organizations. Illusory truth, also known as the illusion-of-truth effect, refers to the tendency of people to believe information to be true after repeated exposure, regardless of its veracity.
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    4 分
  • 274 How to Identify Psychological Operations (Psyops)

    274 How to Identify Psychological Operations (Psyops)
    2025/03/07
    Psychological operations, or psyops, are campaigns that try to change how people think, act, and make decisions. Governments, intelligence agencies, companies, and sometimes people working alone use psyops to influence public opinion, create division, and control what people think.
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    8 分
  • 273 Smartphones and Mass Psychosis

    273 Smartphones and Mass Psychosis
    2025/02/27
    In the digital age, smartphones are everywhere and play a big role in our daily lives. These small devices connect us to a huge online world, giving us information and entertainment right away. But as more and more people get smartphones, there are worries about how they affect our mental health and well-being.
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    4 分
  • 272 Agentic Shift

    272 Agentic Shift
    2025/02/21
    The term "agentic shift" describes a way of thinking and feeling where a person thinks of themselves as a tool or agent doing something because someone else wants them to, instead of thinking for themselves. This idea is important to understand how normal people can do things that go against their beliefs about what is right and wrong, especially when they are following someone in charge.
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    8 分