Covid-19 Misinformation Bolsters Anti-vaccine Movement
More parents are questioning the necessity of routine vaccinations for young children. Adults are...
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He got booted for discussing climate change. But he's undeterred, with science on his side
Richard Lavallee is a software engineer, Arizonan and former Republican. He says he started to...
How partisanship is making polling Americans more complicated
There's something strange about how Americans see the economy these days -- or, at least, how...
Factual climate change reporting can influence Americans positively, but not for long
Media coverage of climate change can influence Americans to adopt more accurate beliefs about the...
Inside the good, bad, and very ugly of social media algorithms
It feels strange to think back to a time when we weren’t so concerned with social media algorithms....
What Would A Sentient, Conscious Robot Mean For Humans?
The long-standing sci-fi trope of robots gaining consciousness has sparked endless debates on whether...
Truthful climate reporting shifts viewpoints, but only briefly, study finds
People’s views of the climate crisis can be influenced by the media, according to new...
We’re Staring at Our Phones, Full of Rage for ‘the Other Side’
In theory, American federalism allows a thousand flowers to bloom, as cities and states serve as...
Why we need a national day of remembrance for COVID victims
In New York City, a woman opens her laptop to a bar graph showing the number of COVID-19 deaths...
The January 6 committee’s biggest task is getting people to care
In his new book The Right, conservative journalist Matthew Continetti describes the January 6,...