Algorithms have been blamed for dividing society. What if they could support social cohesion instead?
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US study shows environmental messages can put conservative consumers off trying and buying plant-based products.
Polarisation inside Russia and with Ukrainians and other Europeans is very unhelpful.
The internet has been heralded as liberation technology and accused of undermining democracy. The available research shows it is a bit of both.
We talk to a political scientist and a philosopher about how to bring countries back from dangerous levels of polarisation. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
Freshly re-elected in April, France’s president lost his parliamentary majority in June. So who is Emmanuel Macron and what defines his paradoxical politics?
Fluctuating radio waves that appear to come from near the heart of the Milky Way are a new puzzle for astronomers.
Diet - specifically veganism - and its impact on identity is becoming the focus of increasingly heated online discussions around climate change.
We know targeted political adverts contribute to polarisation, but commerical ones leave us fragmented too.
It only took a relatively small number of Twitter accounts to get hashtags #DictatorDan and #DanLiedPeopleDied trending. And “bots” weren’t really a part of the story.
Dissatisfaction with democracy is rising around the world. But there are a few ‘islands of contentment’.
The motorcycle maker angered Trump after it said it plans to move some production overseas to avoid EU tariffs – just a few months after the president praised the company for being a ‘true American icon.’
Whether at a family gathering or in a research lab, getting access to images immediately was a game-changer. And Land’s innovations went far beyond the instant photo.
Today’s communications platforms and the algorithms that power them have led to a radical change in how public discourse is conducted and public opinion formed.
In a time of hunger and violence, Venezuela’s proposed peace talks are narrowly focused on power distribution. But where’s the seat for the countries citizens?
A proposed budget freeze would hurt everyone, but history shows women take the hardest hit.
A bold theory suggests the Vikings may have used a mysterious method of studying sunlight to navigate the oceans.
No denying it, Tuesday was a big day for Republicans. They took control of the Senate, expanded their majority in the House, and added to the number of governorships they hold. The Senate outcome is rightly…
“Blind as a bat” goes the saying – but that’s a myth. Small bats have perfectly good eyesight for their size, but they can also call upon “extra senses” which humans can only achieve with technology. These…
The first electronic circuit to replace electric current with lightwaves has been built by researchers at the University…
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Associate Professor, Universidad Central de Venezuela
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Project Lead Ethics of Algorithms, Bertelsmann Stiftung
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Researcher, Universidade de Coimbra
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Professor of Digital Communication, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, IESE Business School (Universidad de Navarra)
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Professor of Applied Biochemistry, University of Nottingham
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Lecturer in Animal Cognition, Queen's University Belfast
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Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press, Harvard Kennedy School
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Lecturer in Politics and Public Policy, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer In Pulsar Astrophysics, University of Manchester
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Associate Lecturer, Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy (CIRA), Curtin University
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Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Associate Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University