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Science of "Echo Chambers"

posted by cmn32480 on Thursday May 28 2015, @03:18AM   Printer-friendly
from the hello-hello-hello dept.

aristarchus writes:

Oft times we see accusations of "group think" here on SoylentNews. Now there is some actual science on the formation and function of "echo chambers", as reported by SESYNC:

A new study from researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) and the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) demonstrates that the highly contentious debate on climate change is fueled in part by how information flows throughout policy networks.
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"Our research shows how the echo chamber can block progress toward a political resolution on climate change. Individuals who get their information from the same sources with the same perspective may be under the impression that theirs is the dominant perspective, regardless of what the science says," said Dr. Dana R. Fisher, a professor of sociology at UMD and corresponding author who led the research.

I would guess, based on this study abstract (actual paper unfortunately behind paywall), that SoylentNews is in no danger of becoming an echo chamber, but we seem to have some refugees who are still stuck in particular bubbles.

 
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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2015, @05:39AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2015, @05:39AM (#188963)

    echo echo
    Get the platinum bar.

    Get it?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2015, @07:12AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2015, @07:12AM (#188989)

    Lord Dimwit Flathead, I presume.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2015, @07:17AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2015, @07:17AM (#188991)

      Now I am sure this needs to be explained. Platinum bar? Meters? I don't get it.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2015, @10:37PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2015, @10:37PM (#189369)

        ZORK! You are probably devoid of grey hair.

  • (Score: 2) by Magic Oddball on Thursday May 28 2015, @08:37AM

    by Magic Oddball (3847) on Thursday May 28 2015, @08:37AM (#189010) Journal

    echo echo
    Get the platinum bar.

    A seedy-looking individual with a large bag just wandered through the room. On the way through, he quietly abstracted all valuables from the room and from your possession, mumbling something about "doing unto others before..."

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2015, @01:12PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2015, @01:12PM (#189060)

      rofl

      Had to someone here with that knowledge.

      Now give me back my bag!

  • (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Friday May 29 2015, @06:31PM

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Friday May 29 2015, @06:31PM (#189774) Journal

    echo echo

    echo

    Get the platinum bar.

    Get: command not found

    Get it?

    Get: command not found

    --
    The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.