Separating fact from fiction using a 'fake news' algorithm
The impetus behind Victoria Rubin's research is a tip from Ernest Hemingway: "Develop a built-in bullshit detector."
Internet
Feb 16, 2017
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News tagged with deception
An Antarctic volcano that just doesn't make any sense
Only two volcanoes in Antarctica are active. There is Mount Erebus, which is roughly due south of New Zealand, and Deception Island, which lies about 850km south east of Cape Horn.
Earth Sciences
Apr 7, 2015
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Lie-detecting software uses real court case data
By studying videos from high-stakes court cases, University of Michigan researchers are building unique lie-detecting software based on real-world data.
Software
Dec 10, 2015
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Sexually deceptive spider orchids fool wasps
Scientists at The University of Western Australia, in collaboration with researchers from The Australian National University, have uncovered the chemical compounds used by a species of spider orchid (Caladenia) to sexually ...
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2017
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Researchers give robots the capability for deceptive behavior
A robot deceives an enemy soldier by creating a false trail and hiding so that it will not be caught. While this sounds like a scene from one of the Terminator movies, it's actually the scenario of an experiment conducted ...
Robotics
Sep 9, 2010
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A large volcanic eruption shook Deception Island 3,980 years ago
A large volcanic eruption shook Deception Island in Antarctica 3,980 years ago, and not 8,300, as it was previously thought, according to an international study published in Scientific Reports, in which researchers from the ...
Environment
Nov 26, 2018
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The science behind deception
Think you can tell when people are lying? After decades of accepted methods for detecting lies, communications PhD student Edward Reynolds may have a case for challenging those tactics.
Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2010
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Why you may be prone to hiring a liar, and not even know it
We all say we don't like liars. But when it comes time to negotiating a big sale, it turns out we tolerate people stretching the truth, and even expect it.
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2019
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New research explains orchids' sexual trickery
A new study reveals the reason why orchids use sexual trickery to lure insect pollinators. The study, published in the January issue of The American Naturalist, finds that sexual deception in orchids leads to a more efficient ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 17, 2009
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Trust among corvids
Siberian jays are group living birds within the corvid family that employ a wide repertoire of calls to warn each other of predators. Sporadically, however, birds use one of these calls to trick their neighboring conspecifics ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 1, 2021
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