The Ohio State University C-SPAM: Collaborative on the Science of Polarization and Misinformation

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July 29, 2026

Expert panel discusses how to make AI work for the benefit of humans and society

“Will AI save or destroy us?” was the central question for a public panel hosted on July 21 by the Department of Psychology and the Collaborative on the Science of Polarization and Misinformation …

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Kurt Gray appointed as inaugural C-SPAM faculty director
By Lauren Pond

Leading moral psychology expert Kurt Gray has been appointed to head The Ohio State University’s new Collaborative on the Science of Polarization and Misinformation (C-SPAM) starting in autumn…

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$1.47 million grant funds new Ohio State research on extremism
By Lauren Pond

Could persuading people to brush their teeth more hold the key to preventing insurrection?

From abortion clinic bombings to violent protests and coup attempts, extremism has played a…

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Ohio State receives $5 million gift to establish the Collaborative on the Science of Polarization and Misinformation

Research by the new interdisciplinary initiative will look at the science behind contemporary societal divisions and the false and misleading information that fuels them.