Up next is Alessa Teunisse with the science of gullibility. I'm not sure whether to believe her or not
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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him
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Up next is Alessa Teunisse with the science of gullibility. I'm not sure whether to believe her or not
#Skepticon2018pic.twitter.com/nGvdNIHJxz
Fascinating - rates of evolutionary vs creationist thinking in biology students changing every year
Proportion of people arguing for creationism has halved in recent decades #Skepticon2018pic.twitter.com/87pGGhppyj
Defining gullibility "acceptance of a false premise in the presence of untrustworthiness cues"
Scams are a prime example, says @alessateunisse #Skepticon2018
Pretty much all ages and demographics at an equal risk of being scammed
Gullibility breaches societal boundaries! #Skepticon2018
Trust does not equal gullibility!
Conversely, people who are more trusting are in some ways less likely to be scammed #Skepticon2018
Trust is a measure of general acceptability whereas gullibility is the ability to detect untrustworthiness when people are being deceptive
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