Information and misinformation on social media: How we communicate and form beliefs online

This workshop brings together researchers working on the psychology, economics and politics of communication on social media. It will explore how social media shapes our interactions and the role it plays in elections and decentralized social movements. The workshop will be fairly informal and seeks to stimulate discussions that identify interesting open questions and fruitful paths for future research. Program: 3.00 Introduction 3.10 The Effects of Social Movements: Evidence from #MeToo Ro'ee Levy (Tel Aviv University) 3.45 The Effect of Social Media on Elections: Evidence from the United States Carlo Rasmus Schwarz (Bocconi University) 4.20 The Cognitive Science of Extremist Ideologies Online Simon DeDeo (Carnegie Mellon University and Santa Fe Institute) 4.55 Coffee Break 5.10 Political Correctness, Social Image, and Information Transmission Luca Braghieri (LMU Munich) 5.45 Discussion