Tools for applying cognitive immunology in your life
The New Socratic Method
Learn to tackle difficult conversations with our New Socratic Method guide.
12 Steps to Mental Immunity
Check out our guide to mental immune health.
How to Talk to a Science Denier
CIRCE board member Lee McIntyre's book is an excellent resource for understanding how and why we should be talking to people in our lives who ignore science in their decision-making.
Inoculating Against Information Manipulation
These short (1.5 min) videos have been shown to reduce susceptibility to manipulative information. They work by raising awareness of the techniques commonly used by bad actors online. Have you been inoculated against the use of false dichotomies and scapegoating? If not, take time to watch these videos--or risk having your mind hijacked! Based on the work of CIRCE research partner Sander van der Linden.
Lateral Reading
In the internet age, lateral reading turns out to be an essential habit. Learn it, change the way you consume online information, and take your mental immunity to another level!
Talking COVID with science-denying family – a video guide with Lee McIntyre
In collaboration with How To Academy and MIT Press, CIRCE board member Lee McIntyre offers a practical, hopeful guide to making it through Thanksgiving debates about COVID.
Honing Your BS Detector: How to Spot Conspiracy Theories
This Skeptical Inquirer article by Jeannie Banks Thomas offers some useful rules of thumb for spotting manipulative content. (Jan 2022)
Holiday Survival Kit: When Anti-Science Makes the Menu
How do you talk to your family about hot-topic issues? Lee McIntyre talks with the folks at the Purple Principle about science denial. This is Part 2 of a three-part series on surviving the holidays.
10 Ways to Combat Misinformation
The Institute for Public Relations authored this useful guide to combatting misinformation. Ten solid tips. (May 2019)