2024 US election
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
In the confrontation between Trump and Harris ahead of today's elections, the issue of using hydraulic fracturing to extract oil or gas from oil shale came up. Supporting this industry means a threat to the environment. opinion
- Avi Blizovsky
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- Avi Blizovsky
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Harris is in favor of regulation to protect consumers and Trump wants to deregulate social networks in the name of "freedom of speech"
- Avi Blizovsky
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When it comes to lies in politics, Donald Trump is in a league of his own, says UK psychology professor
- Avi Blizovsky
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The American political system is facing a crucial choice regarding the future of the climate and the environment, when the global consequences of the American decisions may lead to far-reaching changes in the world climate
- Science site The Conversation
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From deep fake to external intervention - artificial intelligence will facilitate and streamline operations that were carried out even before its existence
- Avi Blizovsky
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Ahead of the presidential elections, Science magazine examined the differences between the positions of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on science and environmental issues
- Science site The Conversation
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As Hurricane Milton battered the coast of Florida, conspiracy theories abounded, claiming that the forces controlling the weather were orchestrating the destruction. The researchers explain why people cling to these beliefs in the face of increasing natural disasters.
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
A new report reveals gaps between the goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and the actual results. Despite Biden's extensive efforts, the picture appears to be much more complex
- Avi Blizovsky
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A new MIT study published in SCIENCE shows that artificial intelligence can change the minds of conspiracy theorists by presenting personalized evidence, and this effect lasts a long time
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
Artificial intelligence in the service of influence operations: how OpenAI and the cyber people were able to uncover and prevent a secret Iranian operation that tried to shape American public opinion
- Avi Blizovsky
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Former President Donald Trump dismantled the pillars of US climate policy when he pulled out of the Paris climate accord and repealed more than 100 regulations protecting air, water, endangered species and human health
- Tel Aviv University
Prof. Udi Sommer and Idan Franco from the School of Political Science, Government and International Relations at Tel Aviv University investigated why African-Americans "score an own goal" and vote for Trump. Does racist self-loathing exist and what is it like?
- Avi Blizovsky
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Artificial intelligence and algorithms have the ability and are currently being used to exacerbate radicalisation, increase polarisation, and spread racism and political instability, according to an academic researcher from Lancaster University.
- Science site The Conversation
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Morbid hypocrisy is not inherently bad, but an increased interest in learning about the dangers presented in conspiracy theories can reinforce beliefs that the world is a much more dangerous place than it actually is.
- Science site The Conversation
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A researcher combines psychological theories of human behavior and the field of information science to reach insights. These findings have implications for the way to combat wrong information distributed on the net