Notes on Framing: How Language Shapes Facts, Politics and Weight Loss
Shaping opinion and response through language, with up-to-date insights on the “backfire effect,” motivated reasoning, and how to communicate…
From Promises to Proof: Vancouver’s Social Outcomes
Vancouver’s 2010 bid‑era promises to protect low‑income residents, prevent displacement, and deliver an affordable housing legacy were…
Truth in Weight‑Loss Ads: The Human Billboard Effect
Advertising today is best understood as a paid, nonpersonal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods, or services by an identified sponsor,…
Evidence on Homelessness, Health & Weight Management
What the 2005 count did On January 15, 2005, the Greater Victoria held its first coordinated Homeless Count over a single night. The aim was…
When Corrections Fail. Myths, Backfire and Health
People often don’t just lack facts; they can be confidently wrong, holding beliefs that contradict robust evidence and expert consensus, and…