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Why people believe conspiracy theories: A political scientist’s view

By Dawn Stover | Artificial Intelligence, Interviews, Magazine, Science Denial

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How to counter health misinformation when it’s coming from the top

By Lisa Fazio | Analysis, Magazine, Science Denial, Special Topics

Division begets division in the age of algorithmic classification

By Trenton W. Ford | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies, Magazine

A FEMA-State Disaster Recovery Center sign in front of a low wall, with streaks of light crossing a partly cloudy sky in the background corresponding to the reentry signature of a ballistic missile's multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles.

Post-truth disasters: We’re not ready for nuclear war on social media

By Andrew Facini | Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Weapons

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From spark to inferno: New model inspired by forest fires could explain why some ideas go viral

By Sara Goudarzi | Disruptive Technologies

AI misinformation is threatening emergency communications. Here’s how to fix that

By Ethan Beaty | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, Voices of Tomorrow

When Grok is wrong: The risks of AI chatbots spreading misinformation in a crisis

By Kjølv Egeland | Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk

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Mark Cuban on AI, Elon Musk, and Big Tech’s influence on society and elections

By Sara Goudarzi | Disruptive Technologies

A man walks towards a flooded river, across a mud-strewn road.

The role of the scientist in a post-truth world

By John Morales | Climate Change, Opinion

To protect democratic values, journalism must save itself

By Sara Goudarzi | Columnists

An interview about the 2024 election with Harper Reed, chief technology officer for Obama 2012

By John Mecklin | Special Topics

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How nongovernmental entities are tailoring their outreach to address nuclear escalation

By Clara Sherwood, Jamie Withorne | Analysis, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, Voices of Tomorrow