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In Sudan, “climate wars” are useful scapegoats for bad leaders

By Harry Verhoeven | Climate Change, Multimedia

Video: Terrorists are using consumer drones—and it’s getting harder to stop them

By Erik English | Disruptive Technologies, Multimedia

One year of war in Ukraine

By Erik English | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Multimedia, Nuclear Risk

An illustrated history of the world’s deadliest epidemics, from ancient Rome to Covid-19

By Erik English | Biosecurity, Multimedia

Examples of composite images designed to be used in disinformation campaigns. Left and Center: This anti-Widodo hashtag was added to the building through the use of a digital image-editing tool. The modification was detected by an algorithm that searches images for inconsistencies in the statistics of their pixels. Right: The CNN International logo has been added to a false news story about Widodo.

An AI early warning system to monitor online disinformation, stop violence, and protect elections

By Michael Yankoski, Tim Weninger, Walter Scheirer | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, Multimedia