TRUTH DECAYI Watched Hundreds of Flat-Earth Videos to Learn How Conspiracy Theories Spread – and What It Could Mean for Fighting Disinformation By Carlos Diaz Ruiz Published 29 June 2022 About 11% of Americans believe the Earth might be flat. It is tempting to dismiss “flat Earthers” as mildly amusing, but we ignore their arguments

TRUTH DECAYTechnology Can Detect Fake News in Videos Published 29 June 2022 Social media represent a major channel for the spreading of fake news and disinformation. This situation has been made worse with recent advances in photo and video editing and artificial intelligence tools, which make it easy to tamper with audiovisual files, for example

EXTREMISMHate Sites: Using the Broader Abortion Argument to Spread Racism, Extremism Published 29 June 2022 Racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists are using the debate around women’s reproductive rights to promote racist and extremist agendas. Racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists (RMVEs) are using the debate around women’s reproductive rights to promote racist and extremist agendas,

DRONESGlobal Summit on the Use of Drones Published 29 June 2022 Over 300 participants from more than 50 countries have converged in the Norwegian capital to attend INTERPOL’s fourth expert conference on the use of drones, representing a multitude of law enforcement agencies as well as attendees with security and emergency preparedness functions. The INTERPOL fourth

BATTERIESSoon: Fire-Safe, Recyclable Lithium-Metal Batteries Published 29 June 2022 To power our increasingly electrified society, energy storage technology must evolve and adapt to meet the growing demand. Lithium-ion batteries, already essential to myriad technology, will require dramatic improvements in high-energy density, safety, temperature resilience, and environmental sustainability in order to provide the type of emission-free

DISASTERSExploring the Role of Place Attachment Following California Wildfires Published 29 June 2022 Homeowners across the United States are not only experiencing higher mortgage rates and property costs, they’re also at risk of damage from an increasing number of disasters linked to natural hazards, including wildfires.  Homeowners across the United States are not only experiencing higher

OUR PICKSNo Plan B for Iran Talks | Israel’s “Cyber-Dome” | Wagner Group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and more Published 30 June 2022 ·  For U.S. Independence Day, January 6th Hearings Reveal Authoritarianism’s Achilles Heel ·  Police Raid Suspected Islamic Extremists Across Germany ·  The Intercept: Facebook Labels Abortion Rights Vandals as Terrorists Following Roe Reversal · 

TRUTH DECAYTechnology Can Detect Fake News in Videos Published 29 June 2022 Social media represent a major channel for the spreading of fake news and disinformation. This situation has been made worse with recent advances in photo and video editing and artificial intelligence tools, which make it easy to tamper with audiovisual files, for example

TRUTH DECAYI Watched Hundreds of Flat-Earth Videos to Learn How Conspiracy Theories Spread – and What It Could Mean for Fighting Disinformation By Carlos Diaz Ruiz Published 29 June 2022 About 11% of Americans believe the Earth might be flat. It is tempting to dismiss “flat Earthers” as mildly amusing, but we ignore their arguments

BATTERIESSoon: Fire-Safe, Recyclable Lithium-Metal Batteries Published 29 June 2022 To power our increasingly electrified society, energy storage technology must evolve and adapt to meet the growing demand. Lithium-ion batteries, already essential to myriad technology, will require dramatic improvements in high-energy density, safety, temperature resilience, and environmental sustainability in order to provide the type of emission-free