Stories by Evan Orticio

Evan Orticio is a cognitive scientist and Ph.D. candidate in the Kidd Lab at the University of California, Berkeley. His research, which explores how children and adults form beliefs and learn from other people, has been published in Nature Human Behaviour and Open Mind.

Mother with slightly concerned look on her face watching boys using the internet on a phone

The Science of ParentingJune 2, 2025

Kids See a Lot More Misinformation Than We Think

Thanks to faulty artificial intelligence, deepfakes and plain bad actors, children encounter a lot on the Internet that isn’t true. Here’s how to help them spot it

Evan Orticio