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How Disinformation Could Sway the 2020 Election

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Sept. 9, 2019

While foreign election interference has dominated discussion of disinformation, most intentional ...

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Can We Really Know What Animals Are Thinking?

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Sept. 7, 2019

Despite having considerable evidence animals think, we are in the awkward position of being unab ...

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Zao's Deepfake Face-Swapping App Shows Uploading Your Photos Is Riskier Than Ever

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Sept. 6, 2019

The advent of social media has fundamentally challenged our expectations over how we control our ...

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Have Scientists Finally Killed Off the Loch Ness Monster?

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Sept. 6, 2019

Science being science, we can never say with total confidence that there is no Loch Ness Monster.

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Why Do People Believe in Curses?

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Sept. 5, 2019

Endorsement of curses may stem from the desire to make sense of the world, to ascribe meaning to ...

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The Psychology Behind Why Clowns Creep Us Out

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Sept. 4, 2019

How did a mainstay of children’s birthday parties start to become an embodiment of pure evil?

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Evolution Doesn't Proceed in a Straight Line – So Why Draw It That Way?

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Sept. 3, 2019

Evolution doesn’t follow a preordained, straight path, yet in images from museum displays to edi ...

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Examining a Video's Changes Over Time Helps Flag Deepfakes

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Aug. 28, 2019

Whether used for personal revenge, to harass celebrities or to influence public opinion, deepfak ...

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Blood In Your Veins Is Always Red, Not Blue

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Aug. 28, 2019

Maybe you’ve heard that blood is blue in our veins because when headed back to the lungs, it lac ...

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Amazon Fires Are Destructive, But They Aren't Depleting Earth's Oxygen Supply

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Aug. 28, 2019

The oft-repeated claim that the Amazon rainforest produces 20% of our planet’s oxygen is based o ...

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Polish Village Hasn't Seen a Boy Born in Nearly 10 Years

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Aug. 22, 2019

The tiny Polish village of Miejsce Odrzanskie has become the unlikely source of international me ...

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Finding Dory Did Not Increase Demand for Pet Fish, Despite Viral Media Stories

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Aug. 16, 2019

If a piece of information is repeated often enough, it will eventually be believed, even if ther ...

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Study: Too Many People Think Satirical News Is Real

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Aug. 16, 2019

In a news cycle full of clownish characters and outrageous rhetoric, it’s no wonder satire isn’ ...

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