How Science Fuels a Culture of Misinformation
Players often develop intense relationships with virtual characters. If those relationships go awry, the resulting traumas can be...
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Global Views
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How Science Fuels a Culture of Misinformation
We tend to blame the glut of disinformation in science on social media and the news, but the problem often starts with the scient...
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The Water Wars Myth
The Water Wars Myth
When a pop meme is used to explain complex geopolitics, we miss the chance to nurture cooperation and find i...
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Vaccinating People Against Fake News
Researchers are trying to boost people’s immunity to fake news using online games and other strategies. Can these efforts protect...
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We Need Indigenous Science
Native study of the natural world is thousands of years old and exceptionally nuanced and deep. When our body of knowledge exclud...
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Fire Wars
A maverick ecologist went to court against the National Park Service. Behind his lawsuit is a larger question: Is it appropriate ...
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Writing Disabled Voices
Journalists often struggle to cover disabled people. Here’s what experts say about getting the story right. Bonus: A primer on co...
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A Pandemic Playbook
Monkeypox: A new day, a new killer pandemic, right? Not exactly. Three biological danger signs can help us decide whether it's ti...
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Blinded by the Hype
Want to know the true value of AI, NFTs, and other much-touted technologies? Ignore the news and look at the harsh judgment of th...
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Activism Works
You CAN take on a behemoth. When a polluter came courting our town, here’s how we fought back.
By Jill Neimark
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