Malicious COVID-19 online content—including racist content, disinformation and misinformation—thrives and spreads online by bypassing the moderation efforts of individual social media platforms, according to new research ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2021
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People in both the United States and China who think others are being duped by online misinformation about COVID-19 are also more likely to support corporate and political efforts to address that misinformation, according ...
Social Sciences
Jun 3, 2021
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Early online support for the Boogaloos, one of the groups implicated in the January 2021 attack on the United States Capitol, followed the same mathematical pattern as ISIS, despite the stark ideological, geographical and ...
Social Sciences
May 19, 2021
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The fact that the human body is made up of cells is a basic, well-understood concept. Yet amazingly, scientists are still trying to determine the various types of cells that make up our organs and contribute to our health.
Biotechnology
Apr 19, 2021
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Stopping the spread of political misinformation on social media may seem like an impossible task. But a new study co-authored by MIT scholars finds that most people who share false news stories online do so unintentionally, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2021
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During the summer of 2019, a global team of experts put their heads together to define the key questions facing the UK government when it comes to biological security.
Ecology
Feb 3, 2021
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Consumers regularly choose books, music, travel destinations and other activities based on recommendations by many people on e-commerce or social media platforms.
Mathematics
Jan 27, 2021
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The battle to stop false news and online misinformation is not going to end any time soon, but a new finding from MIT scholars may help ease the problem.
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2021
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The algorithms that social media platforms use to recommend who we should "follow" are designed to steer us to people who likely share the same ideas and interests.
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2020
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NASA on Monday gave its latest Mars rover Perseverance the all clear to launch later this week on a mission to seek out signs of ancient microbial life.
Space Exploration
Jul 27, 2020
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