New AI tool tracks evolution of COVID-19 conspiracy theories on social media
Algorithm developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers could help public health officials combat misinformationCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ...
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Project teams humans and AI to scan social media posts to aid in disaster response
Credit: Virginia Tech When a disaster strikes, social media can be helpful in alerting the public quickly. Social media posts ...
Finding resiliency in local, community news gathering
Study by journalism professors at University of Missouri and University of Kansas explores impact of COVID-19 on US community newspapersCredit: ...
Grant to study misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine in Appalachia
Credit: Alex Crookshanks The saying goes, "You can't believe everything you find on the Internet." As simple as that sounds, ...
Safety concerns determine level of public support for driverless vehicles, finds NTU study
Findings have implications for improving adoption rate of driverless vehiclesCredit: NTU Singapore When it comes to the use of driverless ...
New tool makes students better at detecting fake imagery and videos
Credit: Thomas Nygren Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a digital self-test that trains users to assess news items, images ...
Online dating: Super effective, or just… superficial?
Credit: Photo by Pratik Gupta on Unsplash According to the Pew Research Center, 1 in 10 American adults have landed ...
When more Covid-19 data doesn’t equal more understanding
Social media users share charts and graphs -- often with the same underlying data -- to advocate opposing approaches to ...
Asian century fades as the region grapples with social, political, and economic headwinds
A new book challenges conventional thinking about AsiaCredit: World Scientific In Has Asia Lost It? Dynamic Past, Turbulent Future well-known ...
George Washington University helps digitize popular COVID-19 memorial
Artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's 'IN AMERICA How Could This Happen...' pays tribute to lives lost throughout the pandemicCredit: Bruce Guthrie ...
Embracing our excremental selves
In her latest book, Mary Foltz examines the ways several postmodern authors produce scatological works to critique how humans treat ...
Internet trends suggest COVID-19 spurred a return to earlier values and activities
Mentions of sourdough, sacrifice and death all surged as the pandemic took holdCredit: Anthony Elgort American values, attitudes and activities ...
Edible holograms could someday decorate foods
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02438 Holograms are everywhere, from driver's licenses to credit cards to product packaging. ...
New history of photography focuses on presidents
Credit: Book cover courtesy the University of Illinois Press. Obama image from an official White House photo by Pete Souza. ...