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Nudging for the Truth

Glasgow, Helsinki, Tampere

Human Beings in the Modern World

Value Creators of Tomorrow

Nudging for the Truth

Description
Fake news, misinformation and disinformation are everywhere. Social media is making the problem worse by strengthening our social and political bubbles. Yet, from our previous Demola projects, we found that “nudging” might be an interesting way to expand these bubbles. Nudge theory, which is used mainly in behavioural economics and social psychology to influence decision-making (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_theory), could potentially be applied to social media bubbles as well. How might we gradually expand people’s social and political bubbles to show them more varied and trusted news sources? How can we utilize the unconscious exposure to diverse opinions and viewpoints to enhance critical thinking and media literacy? What are the concrete tools to do this? Should the solutions be embedded into social media platforms or, for example, our smart devices? In this project, we will design and build concrete demos to enable people to enjoy different points of view and quality news information. Join us in the fight for truthful news and disarm the troll factories.
Contact person
Jere Wessman
Jere Wessman

Head of Talent Development

+358 40 631 4029

jere@demola.net

Joonas Kemppainen
Joonas Kemppainen

COO

+358 50 529 1845

joonas@demola.net

Heini-Marja Rintaniemi
Heini-Marja Rintaniemi

Program Manager

+358 50 582 7401

heikku@demola.net

Concluded project

Basic information

Apply by

06 Oct 2024

Location

Glasgow

Teamwork

In person

Language

English

Timeline

Project starts

16 Oct 2024

Kick-off (day 1)

16 Oct 2024

Kick-off (day 2)

17 Oct 2024

Mid-event (day 1)

06 Nov 2024

Mid-event (day 2)

07 Nov 2024

Finals (day 1)

04 Dec 2024

Finals (day 2)

05 Dec 2024

Project ends

05 Dec 2024

Related tags

#fake news

#journalism

#misinformation

#political polarization