{"id":133595,"date":"2020-09-07T16:41:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T14:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=133595"},"modified":"2020-09-07T16:41:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T14:41:36","slug":"joseph-isaac-why-people-fall-for-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=133595","title":{"rendered":"Joseph Isaac: Why people fall for misinformation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-ted wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joseph Isaac: Why people fall for misinformation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/joseph_isaac_why_people_fall_for_misinformation\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1901, David H\u00e4nig published research that led to what we know today as the taste map: an illustration that divides the tongue into four separate areas. It has since been published in textbooks and newspapers. There is just one problem: the map is wrong. So how do misconceptions like this spread, and what makes a fake fact so easy to believe? Joseph Isaac dives into the world of misinformation.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1901, David H\u00e4nig published research that led to what we know today as the taste map: an illustration that divides the tongue into four separate areas. It has since been published in textbooks and newspapers. There is just one problem: the map is wrong. So how do misconceptions like this spread, and what makes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[221],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-presentations"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":118506,"url":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=118506","url_meta":{"origin":133595,"position":0},"title":"ISAAC ASIMOV: A lifetime of learning","author":"thebrainbehind","date":"26\/02\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"by zenpencils ISAAC ASIMOV: A lifetime of learning was originally published on The Curious Brain","rel":"","context":"In &quot;all other stuff&quot;","block_context":{"text":"all other stuff","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?cat=1"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.zenpencils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ASIMOV01.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.zenpencils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ASIMOV01.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.zenpencils.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ASIMOV01.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":151215,"url":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=151215","url_meta":{"origin":133595,"position":1},"title":"A Surprisingly Effective Way to Fight Misinformation | Dave Jorgenson","author":"thebrainbehind","date":"18\/03\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3yGSaeOUHik?si=lYSz1T4B_SLw2D04","rel":"","context":"In &quot;videos&quot;","block_context":{"text":"videos","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?cat=193"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-surprisingly-effective-way-to.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-surprisingly-effective-way-to.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-surprisingly-effective-way-to.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-surprisingly-effective-way-to.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-surprisingly-effective-way-to.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":129360,"url":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=129360","url_meta":{"origin":133595,"position":2},"title":"Sinan Aral How we can protect truth in the age of misinformation","author":"thebrainbehind","date":"14\/01\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/sinan_aral_how_we_can_protect_truth_in_the_age_of_misinformation","rel":"","context":"In &quot;PPT\/ cool decks&quot;","block_context":{"text":"PPT\/ cool decks","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?cat=221"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":120089,"url":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=120089","url_meta":{"origin":133595,"position":3},"title":"#Rewind","author":"thebrainbehind","date":"23\/11\/2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Isaac Scott \u2013 Rocking Chair Blues #Rewind was originally published on The Curious Brain","rel":"","context":"In &quot;all other stuff&quot;","block_context":{"text":"all other stuff","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?cat=1"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/rewind-141.jpg?fit=480%2C360&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":144934,"url":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=144934","url_meta":{"origin":133595,"position":4},"title":"Welcome to the Chaos: Meta\u2019s Speech Overhaul Is Breaking Advertising\u2014and Society","author":"thebrainbehind","date":"13\/01\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Imagine a world where the boundaries of truth and civility dissolve, leaving behind a digital battlefield of unchecked misinformation, hate, and division. 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