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What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media? 3 experts...
A cutout display at a protest highlighted the connection between social media and the real-world effects of misinformation.Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty ImagesAt the end of 2020, it...
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'Dataraising' – when you're asked to chip in with data instead of money
Volunteers across the U.S. tag and count monarchs during the insects' annual migrations. AP Photo/Carolyn KasterFundraising appeals are part of everyday life, both online and off.Requests for financial...
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Future engineers need to understand their work's human impact – here's how my...
Engineering classes at the University of San Diego have started integrating discussions of the social impact of technology like drones.Gordon HoopleEngineers spend much of their time absorbed in the...
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Zoos and aquariums shift to a new standard of 'animal welfare' that depends...
Climbers must climb, diggers must dig and runners must run. Doris Rudd Designs, Photography/Moment via Getty ImagesIn 1980 I visited the zoo in a major U.S. city and found row after row of bare...
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The promise of repairing bones and tendons with human-made materials
Musculoskeletal injuries can cause severe pain and lead to greater problems. PeopleImages/E+ via Getty ImagesBrittany Taylor is a biomedical engineer and assistant professor who studies novel ways to...
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What's the difference between sugar, other natural sweeteners and artificial...
Sugar is just one of many flavor enhancers people and companies use to sweeten foods and beverages.Marie LaFauci/Moment via Getty ImagesA quick walk down the drink aisle of any corner store reveals the...
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'Don’t Look Up': Hollywood's primer on climate denial illustrates 5 myths...
Every disaster movie seems to open with a scientist being ignored. “Don’t Look Up” is no exception – in fact, people ignoring or flat out denying scientific evidence is the point.Leonardo DiCaprio and...
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How cybercriminals turn paper checks stolen from mailboxes into bitcoin
Mailboxes are increasingly becoming the scene of a crime. GregAIT/E+ via Getty ImagesWhile cybercrime gets a lot of attention from law enforcement and the media these days, I’ve been documenting a less...
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When researchers don't have the proteins they need, they can get AI to...
De novo protein design with deep learning can open new doors for medicine and many other fields. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesAll living organisms use proteins, which encompass a...
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Online tools put will-writing in reach for most people – but they're not the...
Paper copies of wills haven't gone extinct yet, but online estate tools have brought will preparation into the 21st century.Bradshaw79/Wikimedia, CC BY-SAThe promise of online wills is undeniable....
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A taste for sweet – an anthropologist explains the evolutionary origins of...
Being able to perceive sweetness can guide foragers to the most calorie-rich picks.Elva Etienne/Moment via Getty ImagesThe sweetness of sugar is one of life’s great pleasures. People’s love for sweet...
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Real shooting stars exist, but they aren't the streaks you see in a clear...
Some stars travel at high speeds through the universe and sometimes leave spectacular clouds of dust and gas in their wake. NASA, ESA and R. Sahai (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory), CC BY“I see thy...
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The metaverse offers a future full of potential – for terrorists and...
Violent extremists could find the metaverse a useful recruiting and organizing tool – and a target-rich environment.D-Keine/E+ via Getty ImagesThe metaverse is coming. Like all technological...
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From delta to omicron, here's how scientists know which coronavirus variants...
A positive COVID-19 test is the first step in the process.Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesThe omicron variant quickly took over the global coronavirus landscape after it was first...
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What is 5G? An electrical engineer explains
Telecommunications companies around the world are expanding their next-generation, or 5G, networks.Guo Shining/VCG via Getty Images5G stands for fifth-generation cellular network technology. It’s the...
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Where are memories stored in the brain? New research suggests they may be in...
Physically removing bad or unwanted memories by altering synapses in the brain may one day be possible. apagafonova/iStock via Getty Images PlusAll memory storage devices, from your brain to the RAM in...
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Radicalization pipelines: How targeted advertising on social media drives...
Many people are led to conspiracy theories and extremist views from less extreme positions.Robert Nickelsberg/Getty ImagesHave you had the experience of looking at some product online and then seeing...
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The metaverse is money and crypto is king – why you'll be on a blockchain...
In the metaverse, your avatar, the clothes it wears and the things it carries belong to you thanks to blockchain.Duncan Rawlinson - Duncan.co/Flickr, CC BY-NCYou may think the metaverse will be a bunch...
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Building machines that work for everyone – how diversity of test subjects is...
Without a diverse range of test subjects, some new technologies could fail to work as intended for many people.John Paul Van Wert/Rank Studios/Flickr, CC BY-SAPeople interact with machines in countless...
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These machines scrub greenhouse gases from the air – an inventor of direct...
One 'mechanical tree' is about 1,000 times faster at removing carbon dioxide from air than a natural tree. The first is to start operating in Arizona in 2022.Illustration via Arizona State...
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