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“#Voter ID laws discriminate against racial and ethnic minorities, new study reveals” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Voter ID laws are becoming more common and more strict, and the stakes for American democracy are high and growing higher by the year. New research from the University of California San Diego provides evidence that voter ID laws…
“#Twitter posts reveal polarization in Congress on COVID-19” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The rapid politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic can be seen in messages members of the U.S. Congress sent about the issue on the social media site Twitter, a new analysis found. Using artificial intelligence and resources from the Ohio Supercomputer Center, researchers conducted…
“#Marching for change: 2017 Women’s March met with mostly positive support online” Despite stirring up some controversy, the 2017 Women’s March was met with largely positive support on Twitter, according to researchers. Credit: Unsplash @Thejoshhoward Large protest events can be divisive, spurring an outpouring of both support and opposition. But new Penn State research found…
“#Collecting race-based data during pandemic may fuel dangerous prejudices” Racially sorted patients are surveilled, often with negative consequences. Credit: Shutterstock Brian Sinclair wheeled himself into a Winnipeg emergency room in September 2008 seeking assistance with his catheter bag. He had a bladder infection, but instead of receiving treatment, remained in the waiting room for 34…
“#Simple interventions can help people spot false headlines” Helping people identify nefarious information online might be possible through inexpensive digital-media literacy outreach. Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University The avalanche of online content available to people around the world has outpaced humans’ ability to separate fact from what can be highly toxic and even dangerous fiction….
“#Young people’s trust in government damaged long-term by COVID-19” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Generation Z are likely to have less faith in elections and their own governments for the rest of their lives as a result of their experiences growing up during the coronavirus pandemic, a new study shows. The research indicates that individuals who…
“#Belief in 5G COVID-19 conspiracy theories linked to violence, reveals study” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Psychologists at Northumbria University, Newcastle, have provided the first scientific evidence of the link between violent behavior towards the telecommunications sector and 5G COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs. Telecommunications companies, police officials, and media outlets worldwide have suggested that 5G coronavirus conspiracies…
“#Religion may offer protective role for black adolescent boys who experience police abuse” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks and many more, a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis finds that religion may offer a protective role for black adolescent…
“#Profiling of lone terrorists is flawed, study finds” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Terrorism has typically been considered an organized activity undertaken by networks of individuals who share a collective identity and purpose. However, in recent years, media, law enforcement and scholarly attention has increasingly focused on the construct of the lone terrorist – although Flinders…
“#The appeal of far-right politics” Far-right activists often organise events such as hikes, festivals or summer camps in order to create a sense of community among their members. Credit: Pexels/Maël Balland Why do “ordinary” citizens join far-right organisations? Agnieszka Pasieka explores how far-right groups offer social services, organise festivals and shape their own narrative to…