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C-SPAM and the Department of Psychology seek up to four postdoctoral scholars interested in examining the psychology of extremism, polarization, misinformation and/or morality.

Kurt Gray

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…

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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.