<p>For more than 18 months, the global COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every part of society. And with more and more data being shared by the minute, we've become swamped with information - and that's not a good thing right now.</p><br><p>So to learn more about the "infodemic", we're joined by Samantha Yammine (Canada's favourite science communicator/neuroscientist/podcast fan) to chat about how compassion leads the way in the fight against disinformation, super secret blacklists, and why hot-takes &amp; clout-chasing can screw things up for everyone.</p><br><p>—————————————————————</p><ul><li>You can find Sam at <a href="https://twitter.com/heysciencesam" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@heysciencesam on Twitter</a></li><li>You can check out <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@science.sam" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@science.sam on TikTok</a></li><li>Follow her on <a href="https://instagram.com/sciencesam" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram @sciencesam</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01356-y" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Going viral: how to boost the spread of coronavirus science on social media - Nature</a></li></ul><p>—————————————————————</p><p>Stay In Touch:</p><br><p>Use the hashtag #whynotadoc on Twitter &amp; IG</p><p>Follow us on Twitter:</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/whynotadoc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@whynotadoc</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/thermoflynamics/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@thermoflynamics</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hanaayoob" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@HanaAyoob</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ozy_ismail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ozy_ismail</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/newshound1337" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@newshound1337</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>