Showing posts with label COVID. Show all posts
Showing posts with label COVID. Show all posts
Friday, May 26, 2023

Foolproof, by Sander van der Linden: a recommendation, review, and analogy with psychotherapy

›
I strongly recommend a new book by Cambridge psychologist Sander van der Linden, entitled Foolproof: why misinformation infects our minds an...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Why to get your COVID bivalent booster

›
The COVID vaccines have saved millions of lives, and spared millions more a frightening hospital or intensive care admission.   Many people ...
Monday, December 26, 2022

Reflections on COVID management 2022

›
 The COVID pandemic has been one of the most impactful world events of our lifetime.  Aside from the disease itself, the community response ...
Thursday, August 18, 2022

How Minds Change by David McRaney: a book review and discussion

›
David McRaney, in his new book called "How Minds Change" (2022), reviews our understanding of why people can form tenacious belief...
1 comment:
Friday, March 4, 2022

Belief Bubbles, Delusions, and Overvalued Ideas

›
 One of the most important posts that I've written on my blog, in my opinion, has been " Political polarization, propaganda, conspi...
2 comments:
Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Political polarization, propaganda, conspiracy theories, misinformation, and vaccine hesitancy: a psychiatric approach to understanding and management

›
I initially published this post in September 2021, with some additions or editing every month or two since then.  If you don't have ti...
1 comment: