Despite widespread scientific consensus on climate change, conspiracy theories about its
causes and consequences are flourishing. In response, psychological research has started …

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are strictly those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views of funders or …

Research on conspiracy theories and climate change is emerging. Existing studies came
from a range of scholarly disciplines, asked different research questions, and used various …

What does health misinformation look like, and what is its impact? We conducted a
systematic review of 45 articles containing 64 randomized controlled trials (RCTs; N …

While a robust literature on the psychology of conspiracy theories has identified dozens of
characteristics correlated with conspiracy theory beliefs, much less attention has been paid …

Understanding the individual-level characteristics associated with conspiracy theory beliefs
is vital to addressing and combatting those beliefs. While researchers have identified …

Global air temperatures continue to rise despite efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Supplementary technological interventions may become necessary to avoid harmful …

Stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) is a controversial technique that has been suggested as
a means of temporarily halting global warming. A study conducted on 441 individuals in the …

This work examines worldview predictors of attitudes toward nanotechnology, human gene
editing (HGE), and artificial intelligence. By simultaneously assessing the relative predictive …

The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated how conspiracy beliefs–that explain important
events as the secret actions of the powerful–can severely impact health choices (such as …