Kate Hannah

Kate Hannah (on The Disinformation Project at NZ Science Festival NanoFest22) Interview by Jamie Green on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

Kate Hannah (on The Disinformation Project at NZ Science Festival NanoFest22) Interview by Jamie Green on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

The Disinformation Project - Disinformation Project director Kate Hannah previews her upcoming presentation at NanoFest 2022.

Disinformation is festering during the Covid pandemic - because we aren't breaking our ideological bubbles.New Auckland University analysis of tens of millions of social media posts and videos,  has found February's protest at Parliament sparked a "tectonic shift" in the spread of disinformation.It included racist and violent disinformation, and Russian-linked propaganda about Ukraine.Researcher Kate Hannah told Mike Hosking more people are going down rabbit holes, because we aren't spending as much time exposed to contrary opinions.She says that includes workplaces, school, churches, sports clubs and festivals, that people haven't been able to go to as much during the pandemic.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fake News Panel Discussion - Kate Hannah will join Chief Censor David Shanks and journalist Stephen Davis for a panel discussion at Otago Museum on 5 November.

When I say the word 'hypervisibility', do you think of those awesome t-shirts in the 1980s that changed colour when you sweated? You probably should, but then you should also think of the problems faced by high profile women scientists and science communicators. They're hypervisible, which means trolls, attacks and threats...Kate Hannah of Te Pūnaha Matatini (which means 'The Meeting Place of Many Faces') tells us more...Also: Will pronounces something pretty good for an Australian!This week The Wholesome Show is reporting from the Public Communication of Science and Technology (Network) Conference in Dunedin New Zealand - exploring the cutting edge of communicating science!The Wholesome Show is @rodl and @willozap, proudly supported by @ANU_CPAS!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.