The challenges of studying misinformation, and what Wikipedia can tell us about human curiosity

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🗓️ 31 October 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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First up this week, Contributing Correspondent Kai Kupferschmidt joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the difficulties of studying misinformation. Although misinformation seems like it’s everywhere, researchers in the field don’t agree on a common definition or shared strategies for combating it. Next, what can Wikipedia tell us about human curiosity? Dani Bassett, a professor in the department of bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania, observed three different curiosity styles in people browsing the online encyclopedia—hunter, busybody, and dancer. They explain characteristics of each style and how which approach you use could depend on where you live. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. Episode page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.zpuwynf About the Science Podcast Authors: Sarah Crespi; Kai Kupferschmidt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:26.5	I'm Sarah Crespi.
1:28.7	First up this week, contributing correspondent Kai Kufershmidt joins me to talk about what's missing from
1:33.8	misinformation research. Well, it seems like misinformation is absolutely everywhere.
1:39.4	Scientists in the field don't always agree on a common definition or a shared strategy for fighting
1:45.0	misinformation.
1:46.0	Next, did you know that there were different styles of curiosity, things like hunter or dancer style?
1:52.0	Researcher Danny Bassett explains what we can learn from Wikipedia about different curiosity types
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