Summary: Support the show and get double the episodes by subscribing to bonus episodes for $5/month at http://patreon.com/champagnesharks. Also, remember to review and rate the podcast in Itunes: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/champagne-sharks/id1242690393?mt=2">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/champagne-sharks/id1242690393?mt=2</a>.<br> <br> Sorry, there's some static on my mic this episode. We discuss disinformation on social media and the dynamics of it.<br> <br> Discussed in this episode:<br> <br> * The Ludacris abs controversy: <a href="https://www.stereogum.com/1934421/ludacris-says-his-bad-cgi-abs-are-intentional/video/">https://www.stereogum.com/1934421/ludacris-says-his-bad-cgi-abs-are-intentional/video/</a><br> * The concept of intermittent rewards (or random reinforcement) and how it related to social media platforms like Twitter <a href="https://blog.bufferapp.com/psychology-of-twitter">https://blog.bufferapp.com/psychology-of-twitter</a><br> * The Daily Caller's misleading article about the Cornell Black Student Union scenario: "Black Student Group Complains Ivy League School Is Letting In Too Many African Students" <a href="http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/28/black-student-group-complains-ivy-league-school-is-letting-in-too-many-african-students/">http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/28/black-student-group-complains-ivy-league-school-is-letting-in-too-many-african-students/</a> The Atlanta Black Star article carelessly repeating Daily Caller's misleading slant: "Cornell University Black Student Group Complains of Too Many African, Caribbean Students" <a href="http://atlantablackstar.com/2017/10/02/cornell-university-black-student-group-complains-many-african-caribbean-students/">http://atlantablackstar.com/2017/10/02/cornell-university-black-student-group-complains-many-african-caribbean-students/</a><br> * The original Cornell Sun (student newspaper) article that the Daily Caller and Atlanta Black Star misrepresented: <a href="http://cornellsun.com/2017/09/27/black-students-uniteds-demands-in-hand-cornell-president-faces-first-big-test/">http://cornellsun.com/2017/09/27/black-students-uniteds-demands-in-hand-cornell-president-faces-first-big-test/</a><br> * The Cornell BSU's original statement with the demands: <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/360033913/Black-Students-United-at-Cornell-Demands-September-2017">https://www.scribd.com/document/360033913/Black-Students-United-at-Cornell-Demands-September-2017</a><br> * The Wall Street Journal's eventual article about it <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/cornells-black-student-disunion-1508364848">https://www.wsj.com/articles/cornells-black-student-disunion-1508364848</a><br> * Daniel Kaluuya's response to Samuel Jackson "Get Out Star Daniel Kaluuya Has an Eloquent Response to Samuel L. Jackson’s Criticism": <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/get-out-daniel-kaluuya-samuel-l-jackson-jordan-peele-black-actors">https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/get-out-daniel-kaluuya-samuel-l-jackson-jordan-peele-black-actors</a><br> * NY Magazine article on Carol Dweck, "How Not to Talk to Your Kids" by Po Bronson: <a href="http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2017/01/mindset-theory-a-popular-idea-in-education-may-be-trouble.html">http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2017/01/mindset-theory-a-popular-idea-in-education-may-be-trouble.html</a>.<br> * "Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset" by Derek Sivers: <a href="https://sivers.org/mindset">https://sivers.org/mindset</a><br> * Stereotype Threat <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype_threat">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype_threat</a><br> * Findings about white teachers and black students and how it correlates to Stereotype Threat and Dweck's research: "The Race Connection: Are Teachers More Effective With Students Who Share Their Ethnicity?" by Thomas Dee <a href="http://educationnext."></a>
