We're More Sorted Than Polarized - DTNS 4916
Daily Tech News Show
Tom Merritt
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Political polarization feels like it's at historic high, but what does the data actually tell us? Plus LLMs can sound very convincing to some people and there’s a psychological reason why that is. Professor of cognitive psychology at the University of Waikato, Dr. Garry explains.
Starring Tom Merritt, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Dr. Maryanne Garry, Roger Chang, Joe.
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