Botticelli's Venus is an 'influencer' and Italy is not happy
The Italian tourism ministry thought it had a sure-fire way to bring travelers into the country: turning a 15th century art icon into a 21st century "virtual influencer."
The Italian tourism ministry thought it had a sure-fire way to bring travelers into the country: turning a 15th century art icon into a 21st century "virtual influencer."
Other
May 6, 2023
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Alleged misconduct generally reduces public support for political candidates, but many people would still vote for someone accused of sexual harassment, according to a new paper in the journal Electoral Studies from Queen ...
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2023
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A new co-authored book by University of Toronto Mississauga professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah examines how harsh cannabis laws have contributed to racial injustice—and how to repair the communities most affected.
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2023
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Painstaking new analysis of activity linked to the terrorist organization ETA, responsible for waging a campaign for independence in northern Spain and south-west France, suggests the total number of victims could have been ...
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2023
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Most terrorist campaigns are short-lived. But some aren't. In some cases, terror campaigns (low-intensity violence) turn into civil wars (high-intensity violence) where militants fight the government for control of the state.
Political science
Apr 12, 2023
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Science requires data, and survey research is one important means of gathering it. Surveys provide a scientific way of acquiring information that is used to inform policy decisions, guide political campaigns, clarify the ...
Education
Mar 28, 2023
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Floyd Jiuyun Zhang, a political economist at Stanford University, has conducted a study of the impact of the journal Nature endorsing presidential candidate Joe Biden back in 2020. In his paper published in the journal Nature ...
A new CABI-led study has found that mass media campaigns aimed at changing pesticide use to fight crop pests and diseases are more effective when farmers are exposed to multiple forms of communication.
Ecology
Mar 13, 2023
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Before and after the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Russia's Internet Research Agency purchased tens of thousands of Facebook ads in an effort to stoke division among Americans. Their effect on the election is hard to quantify. ...
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2023
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Researchers from Fudan University, China Europe International Business School, and Peking University published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines how marketers can use different messaging to persuade individuals ...
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2023
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