{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Society Builders","title":"Episode 26: The Science of Depolarization (Interview with Dr. Lisa Schirch)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/50c5d664\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3460,"description":"An interview with Dr. Lisa Schirch, a global authority on social media's impact on polarization. \nHere, Dr. Schirch explains how the algorithms that drive social media platforms favor polarization, a force further amplified by malicious foreign actors exploiting the platforms.\nShe also explores solutions at the individual level designed to improve our media diet and improve our etiquette of expression.\nCONTENTS\n0:00 Introduction\n2:10 How social media amplify polarization\n14:27 Feeding our lower nature\n19:05 The death of ‘objective’ news\n31:00 Case Study: Myanmar\n37:12 Solutions for us as individuals\n46:02 The need for in-person interaction\n50:46 The future for social media\n53:17 Closing Thoughts","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3mxk0G2cSIo_nEikKBKbYkSvUa3PYPyR33Y0D8i8z1Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI3Mjg1LzE2NDM3/ODI3ODEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}