Plant-based meat sales are stagnating. Research suggests playing down its green benefits could attract more consumers
It's difficult to tell if the recent
Economics & Business
Aug 25, 2023
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News tagged with political discourse
86 percent of internet users admit being duped by fake news: survey
Eighty-six percent of internet users have been duped by fake news—most of it spread on Facebook—according to a global survey published Tuesday.
Internet
Jun 12, 2019
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Stressed out: Americans making themselves sick over politics
Never-ending campaigns, social media, 24-hour news cycles. Politics are impossible to escape, even for the casual observer.
Social Sciences
Sep 25, 2019
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Left is mean but right is meaner, says new study of political discourse
While the tragic shooting in Arizona has spotlighted the vitriol that seems to pervade political commentary, objective research examining the scope of this disturbing phenomenon has been lacking. In the first published study ...
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2011
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People often talk about politics on blogs geared toward other topics
(PhysOrg.com) -- A full 25 percent of blog posts about politics occur on sites that are primarily about something else, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Information. And when ...
Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2011
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Bioethicist calls Jon Stewart 'our greatest public intellectual'
In an article in the American Journal of Bioethics, a Loyola bioethicist is calling political satirist Jon Stewart "our greatest public intellectual. This is no joke."
Other
Mar 5, 2012
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AI-generated arguments changed minds on controversial hot-button issues, according to study
Suddenly, the world is abuzz with chatter about chatbots. Artificially intelligent agents, like ChatGPT, have shown themselves to be remarkably adept at conversing in a very human-like fashion. Implications stretch from the ...
Social Sciences
Mar 2, 2023
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How the Russian government used disinformation and cyber warfare in 2016 election – an ethical hacker explains
The Soviet Union and now Russia under Vladimir Putin have waged a political power struggle against the West for nearly a century. Spreading false and distorted information – called "dezinformatsiya" after the Russian word ...
Internet
Jul 30, 2018
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Study compares Fox News and MSNBC using 52,000 transcripts, 283 million words
Fox News and MSNBC anchor opposing ends of the political spectrum and, as a consequence, are the focus of an international study led by two Florida Atlantic University researchers on the social psychology of three United ...
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2021
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Online tool can detect patterns in US election news coverage
The US presidential election dominates the global media every four years, with news articles, which are carefully analysed by commentators and campaign strategists, playing a major role in shaping voter opinion. Academics ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 24, 2012
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