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Michael Kimball is the author of eight books, including Big Ray, Dear Everybody, Us, and, most recently, The One-Hour MFA. His work has been translated into a dozen languages and been on NPR’s All Things Considered and in Vice, as well as The Guardian, Bomb, Prairie Schooner, New York Tyrant, etc. He is also responsible for the collaborative project Michael Kimball Writes Your Life Story (on a postcard), a couple of documentaries, and the conceptual pseudonym Andy Devine.

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No Spoilers: When Journalists Don't Know the Ending

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By Susan Nolan, Michael Kimball
| Psychology Today Verified
Publication bias occurs in academic journals as well as the mainstream media. Recent research suggests that journalists prefer to report on studies with strong methodology. Journalists also exhibit confirmation bias, preferring findings that fit with their preexisting beliefs. In a 2010 blog post, researcher Michael Inzlicht told the story of the finding that wasn’t. The now-unsupported idea of ego depletion suggested that self-control was limited: You could run out of it if you used up too much.
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Do You Have Bixonimania?

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By Susan Nolan, Michael Kimball
| Psychology Today Verified
Research suggests AI medical information is “problematic” about half the time. A medical researcher demonstrated that AI can fall for a fake disease posted online as unpublished studies. Research suggests that non-physicians are not good at writing prompts that elicit accurate diagnoses from AI. These alarming trends occur as trusted medical advice is disappearing from government websites. Are your eyes itchy? A little sore? Are your eyelids reddish? (Stokel-Walker, 2026).
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The Fog of War Through AI-Generated Images

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By Susan Nolan, Michael Kimball, Gary Drevitch Verified
| Psychology Today Verified
AI-generated images and videos proliferate in an age when they are easy to make. Psychology research shows that photographic evidence, whether faked or not, is particularly persuasive. Detectors can help identify true images, but they’re imperfect. We need to hone our critical thinking skills, in part by seeking out fact-checking resources. The barrier to creating compelling and believable AI-generated images and videos of war has been lowered considerably.
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