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by Philipp Schmid — Reposted by Gordon Hodson

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Our registered report on the impact of using norms as a lever against vaccination misinformation @collabrapsychology.bsky.social online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art...
Expert Consensus Messaging as a Lever Against Vaccination Misinformation
The spread of misinformation about vaccines can slow down collective efforts to respond to life-threatening diseases, and thus severely damage public health. Strategies for counteracting misinformatio...
online.ucpress.edu
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Reposted by Philipp Schmid

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This morning at #FGSP2025 @ruhr-uni-bochum.de we had a symposium on current views on motivated reasoning with talks from @marlephie.bsky.social @kwinter.bsky.social @philippschmid.bsky.social and Arne Stolp (from @tobiasrothmund.bsky.social‘s lab) and myself.

For some more details, here’s a🧵
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Reposted by Philipp Schmid

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Breaking news: President-elect Donald Trump announced he had selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services, the agency responsible for administering millions of Americans’ health insurance and responding to infectious-disease outbreaks.
Live updates: Trump selects vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.
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Reposted by Philipp Schmid

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RFK believes pandemic lockdowns were more restrictive and oppressive than the Holocaust, that vaccines cause autism, and that tap water may be turning kids gay.

But, sure, let’s question whether the “conspiracist” label applies because some countries in Europe don’t fluoridate their water.
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Reposted by Philipp Schmid, John R. Kerr

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Does microtargeting work? The idea that people can be manipulated by political messages that are furtively tailored to their personality or other vulnerabilities has triggered much concern. But how well founded are those concerns? 1/n
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Reposted by Philipp Schmid

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DEI is under attack, but the stakes are higher than many realize. Universities *must stand firm* in defending it. I lay out why in my latest piece for Nature.

Silence is complicity. Without DEI, we fail our students, our research, and our future.

www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
‘Silence is complicity’ — universities must fight the anti-DEI crackdown
Higher-education establishments must not be bullied into abandoning their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion.
www.nature.com
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Reposted by Philipp Schmid

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Don't miss this thoughtful and courageous piece by @holdenthorp.bsky.social. Here's a gift copy: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/o...
Opinion | Sorry, R.F.K.: There Is No Autism Mystery (Gift Article)
Greater awareness, not vaccines, has driven an increase in diagnoses.
www.nytimes.com
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Reposted by Philipp Schmid

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#BREAKING Court bans French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office after conviction
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by Philipp Schmid

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Nice work Tianshuang!
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by Philipp Schmid

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#conspiracy It was great to be part of this work. Check it out 👇🏽
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Marlene Altenmüller @marlephie.bsky.social · Jul 18
🚨 Fresh off the press 🚨 Our #TISP spin-off paper on the relationship between #ConspiracyBeliefs and individual #victimhood is now out! doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
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Victims of Conspiracies? An Examination of the Relationship Between Conspiracy Beliefs and Dispositional Individual Victimhood
Conspiracy beliefs have been linked to perceptions of collective victimhood. We adopt an individual perspective on victimhood by investigating the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and the indi....
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Reposted by Philipp Schmid, Lisa W. Fazio, Kai Sassenberg , and 3 more

marlephie.bsky.social
🚨 Fresh off the press 🚨 Our #TISP spin-off paper on the relationship between #ConspiracyBeliefs and individual #victimhood is now out! doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
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Victims of Conspiracies? An Examination of the Relationship Between Conspiracy Beliefs and Dispositional Individual Victimhood
Conspiracy beliefs have been linked to perceptions of collective victimhood. We adopt an individual perspective on victimhood by investigating the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and the indi....
doi.org
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by Philipp Schmid

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Not unexpected... but still interesting to watch what happens if someone "overplays his hand"....

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China to donate $500 million to WHO, stepping into gap left by U.S.
Beijing will replace the United States as the organization’s top state donor, expanding its influence as the U.S. retreats from international cooperation.
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by Philipp Schmid

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This just makes me sick… with stories like this basically every history schoolbook in Germany starts to explain fascism…

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US to begin immediate removal of up to 1,000 trans military members
Pentagon will give other trans service members 30 days to self-identify while it enforces recently approved ban
www.theguardian.com
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by Philipp Schmid

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Go 🇳🇱!! 👍🏻 “The Dutch city of The Hague has successfully defended its landmark law, which bans fossil fuel advertising, in court.”

www.clientearth.org/latest/press...
MEDIA REACTION: World-first law banning fossil fuel ads survives Dutch legal challenge | ClientEarth
A Dutch city has successfully defended its landmark law to ban fossil fuel advertising –setting a precedent for cities across Europe in the process.
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by Philipp Schmid

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… because women are not in the public’s interest…🙄insane…
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
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Reposted by Philipp Schmid

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In the month of International Women’s Day, we asked six scientists about the most influential woman who shaped their field. @histoftech.bsky.social @samaraklar.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Women shaping behavioural science - Nature Human Behaviour
In the month of International Women’s Day, we asked six scientists about the most influential woman who shaped their field. They highlight well-known names and rising stars. Some of them have studied ...
www.nature.com
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by Philipp Schmid

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What a week…good to see EU courts doing their Job!
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · Mar 31
#BREAKING Court bans French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office after conviction
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by Philipp Schmid

philippschmid.bsky.social
„Smashing the old order does not, in itself, create anything at all. The Visigoths and the Vandals built nothing on top of the ruins of Rome. They indulged their thumos and scampered away to feast for a while on the wealth they looted, and then they disappeared..“ www.noahpinion.blog/p/this-thing...
This thing will fail
Trump will not restore the "strong gods" of community, family, and faith.
www.noahpinion.blog
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by Philipp Schmid

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Naomi Oreskes wrote about this 7 years ago and the Trump administration is doing exactly that: Using replications and open science as a trojan horse. Doubt is their product. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Beware: transparency rule is a Trojan Horse
Like tobacco lobbyists and climate-change deniers, the US Environmental Protection Agency is co-opting scientific trappings to sow doubt, warns Naomi Oreskes.
www.nature.com
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Reposted by Philipp Schmid

caulfieldtim.bsky.social
The NIH canceled my research on vaccine hesitancy www.statnews.com/2025/03/28/v... via @statnews

"Each year in the United States, approximately 6,000 people die from influenza.

More than 7,000 will die from Covid-19 in 2025.

...an American child died from measles for the first time in a decade."
The NIH canceled my research on vaccine hesitancy
The decision to end research on vaccine hesitancy is deeply disrespectful of those who have lost or will lose loved ones to vaccine-preventable disease.
www.statnews.com
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by Philipp Schmid

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So will we need a new category in risk of bias assessments when doing systematic reviews? Study conducted by US after 2025 yes/no?

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism
A long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic will conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism.
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Reposted by Philipp Schmid

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Bird flu detected in sheep in England for the first time
Bird flu detected in sheep in England for the first time
Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in England for the first time, the government has said.
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Reposted by Philipp Schmid

judah-grunstein.bsky.social
We're seeing a lot of very rapid geopolitical and geo-economic thinking going on right now in Europe about what the end of the US alliance means for its security, economy & diplomacy.

I haven't seen any parallel thinking among the US Atlanticist community about what it means for the US.

(Brief) 🧵
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by Philipp Schmid

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Greg Britton @gmbritton.bsky.social · Mar 20
Don't miss this thoughtful and courageous piece by @holdenthorp.bsky.social. Here's a gift copy: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/o...
Opinion | Sorry, R.F.K.: There Is No Autism Mystery (Gift Article)
Greater awareness, not vaccines, has driven an increase in diagnoses.
www.nytimes.com
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by Philipp Schmid

philippschmid.bsky.social
Nice comments! „makes it feel like a consciousness with which we can have a relationship, but as far as I know that would be like a bird falling in love with its reflection in a window. What’s behind the glass is an empty room with no bird.“ Nick Harkaway

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
‘A computer’s joke, on us’: writers respond to the short story written by AI
Sam Altman, the OpenAI boss, has declared its new model ‘good at creative writing’. We asked writers including Tracy Chevalier, Kamila Shamsie and David Baddiel if they agree
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by Philipp Schmid

claesdevreese.bsky.social
Welcome to Europe, 🦋

May you soon be a designated VLOP! #DSA

www.euronews.com/next/2025/03...
Bluesky finally found in Belgium
Any Digital Services Act questions will go to the Belgian telecom regulator as Bluesky established its legal headquarters in the country.
www.euronews.com
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by Philipp Schmid

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Nice Initiative!: „a group of volunteer science communicators and artists dedicated to amplifying the voices of scientists affected by budget cuts and grant terminations. Our portraits highlight their contributions and the importance of their work.“ silencedsciencestories.com?trk=feed_mai...
Silenced Science Stories
Featuring the faces and stories of federal scientists.
silencedsciencestories.com
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by Philipp Schmid

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Experience with measles vaccine mandates in Germany. There is a lot to address in the future but overall positiv reports from involved parties.

www.rki.de/DE/Aktuelles...

www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesun...
Experten bewerten Masern-Impfpflicht positiv
Fünf Jahre ist es her, dass in Deutschland eine Impfpflicht gegen Masern eingeführt wurde. Nun haben Experten Bilanz gezogen: Zwar wurden mehr Kinder immunisiert als zuvor - bei der Umsetzung gab es j...
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by Philipp Schmid

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This 👇
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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Mar 5
DEI is under attack, but the stakes are higher than many realize. Universities *must stand firm* in defending it. I lay out why in my latest piece for Nature.

Silence is complicity. Without DEI, we fail our students, our research, and our future.

www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
‘Silence is complicity’ — universities must fight the anti-DEI crackdown
Higher-education establishments must not be bullied into abandoning their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion.
www.nature.com
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Reposted by Philipp Schmid

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For over 75 years, WHO has been at the heart of global health, saving lives and building a healthier world:

🔗 bit.ly/4i4FD0i

#HealthForAll
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