Nat Gyenes

@GyenesNat

Advocate for to (credible) info as part of | 🌏 & researcher

Toronto, NYC, CDMX
Joined April 2018
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    May 23

    What types of indicators would be useful for improving access to in the digital age? What if we add to the agenda && prioritize ?

    And we need to invest in robust systems to generate intelligence to make decisions on priorities
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    12 hours ago

    Great read on "misinfodemics" -- the viral spread of misinformation and how is spreads disease. Relevant to newsgathering today.

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  3. 14 hours ago

    Check out the amazing work of , , working on addressing credibility and reducing misinformation on the web - an essential component of any strategy aiming to improving access to quality health information & improve health outcomes

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  4. 14 hours ago

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    Thank you, Andy!!!! Friends, here is a great idea:
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  5. Sep 4

    Yes! Finding better ways to communicate health info = such an important challenge, highlighting new strategies, "not just a long list of side effects in a tiny font that we’re asked to read on the back of a medicine packet" 👌👌👌👌

    Medical packaging should show probabilities, not inscrutable lists in tiny fonts.
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  6. Retweeted
    Sep 1

    Reading & 's smart article on "misinfodemics": when disinformation on medical issues yields consequences for public health. Conclusion highlighted here, but you should read it all (+bonus tweets to raising awareness!)

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    Jul 8

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    What if Tech Ethics is just a clever way of outsourcing the emotional labour of the tech industry to women?
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  8. Sep 2

    Using narratives, art and other media that resonate with people when sharing new findings may address some of the issues we see in how people - and some news organizations, especially in click bait-y titles- misrepresent or misinterpret scientific research

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  9. Sep 2

    "If science is considered a closed priesthood, too difficult and arcane for the average person to understand, the dangers of abuse are greater." How we translate scientific findings to the public matters to address the spread of misinformation, especially for topics

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  10. Sep 2

    With health research locked behind paywalls and a study abstract structure difficult for general populations to understand, Carl Sagan's quote rings true: "In exchange for freedom of inquiry, scientists are obliged to explain their work" (1/3)

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  11. Aug 31

    New piece written by the thoughtful, insightful & wonderful ConnieMoon-without-Twitter on 'Virality and the Economics of Misinformation' - maybe virality = a bad thing. Want to learn more? Keep your eyes and ears open for announcements.

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  12. Retweeted
    Aug 31

    Addressing is a key need of any effective public health programme. and of raise the coming crises of in article

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    Aug 31

    Another case in point why information quality is one of the biggest challenges of our decade: great piece on misinfodemics written by colleagues and (some of my background thoughts here )

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    Aug 31

    Smart ideas from friends and on "misinfodemics", real-world health problems caused by the spread of mis and disinformation:

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    Aug 31

    The Checklist: 's election // // Tracking Featuring:

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  16. Aug 30

    Well it's great to have you in the great white north :) , I (and my coauthor ) will be in Austin for ONA in Sept, let us know if you'd like to meet.

    I'd love to meet; however, I'm in Montreal now -- though I'm still affiliated with the Center; however is in Austin with the Center. I can advocate for the work they do @uhealthcomm though. It kept me connected.
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  17. Aug 30

    In our article (here it is again: ) we highlight the importance of closer collaborations between influential people like you & the strongest advocates in the world. We need you! Share & help us address the spread of .

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  18. Aug 30

    We compare the number of followers you have w/ the # of people who follow the , or the - two really important organizations. As I'm sure you can imagine, the numbers are incomparable, especially on . But hope isn't lost!

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    Aug 30

    The pervasive spread of online health misinformation has proven to be one of the most dangerous public-health issues of the digital age. and report:

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    Aug 30

    In which + coin "misinfodemics" = "the spread of a particular health outcome or disease facilitated by viral misinformation"

    The pervasive spread of online health misinformation has proven to be one of the most dangerous public-health issues of the digital age. and report:
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  21. Aug 30

    How freaking cool it is to have work shared by those that inspired it in the first place! 🤓

    Great piece: "How Misinfodemics Spread Disease" by @ANXIAOMINA "Researchers are finding more and more that online misinformation fuels the spread of diseases like tooth decay, Ebola and measles." !
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