Misinformation about health and medicine is rampant in the United States, with far too many Americans being presented false claims and left wondering what to believe, a new survey reports.
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Aug 22, 2023
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New Zealand's status as a cohesive high-trust nation is being strained by political, economic and environmental pressures, exacerbated by technological disruptors.
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Jun 14, 2023
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In recent years, teleworking—spurred by the implementation of information and communication technologies and the recent pandemic, particularly—has become a feature of many jobs. Many companies have now made this form ...
Economics & Business
Mar 20, 2023
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Pandemic impacts on people everywhere brought a unique opportunity for social scientists to study and forecast changes in society. The Forecasting Collaborative was founded in 2020 by Dr. Igor Grossmann, associate professor ...
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2023
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Even if you think you are good at analyzing faces, research shows many people cannot reliably distinguish between photos of real faces and images that have been computer-generated. This is particularly problematic now that ...
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2023
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Participants in new research conducted by Royal Holloway and the Warburg Institute, both University of London, were likely to trust artificially generated faces, known as generative adversarial network (GAN) faces, than real ...
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Dec 8, 2022
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Twitter's decision to no longer enforce its COVID-19 misinformation policy, quietly posted on the site's rules page and listed as effective Nov. 23, 2022, has researchers and experts in public health seriously concerned about ...
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2022
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Whether it's through a sense of duty or trying to stay safe, Australians have a history of reporting wrongdoers.
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2022
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Large asset managers holding shares in multiple companies across the same industry are often accused of hurting competition through the substantial concentration of ownership in the hands of a relative few. Investors such ...
Economics & Business
Nov 8, 2022
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The next time you find yourself in a situation that could earn you money, you might do well to keep your confidence in check.
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2022
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