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How artificial delegates can help us act more socially—yet still fail to achieve collective goals
Can artificial delegates—autonomous agents that make decisions on our behalf—help us reach better outcomes in situations where collective failure looms,... Read more -
Study finds Republicans flagged for posting misleading tweets twice as often as Democrats on Community Notes
New research from the Oxford Internet Institute at Oxford University, in partnership with researchers at Panthéon-Sorbonne and the MIT Sloan... Read more -
AI perceived more negatively than climate science or science in general
ChatGPT was released to the public in late 2022, and the promise and perils of artificial intelligence (AI) have loomed... Read more -
Is ranked choice voting a good electoral system? New York City could be a test case, experts say
New York City's mayoral election has become the race to watch because of its surprisingly competitive nature but also the... Read more -
Iran-Israel 'threshold war' has rewritten nuclear escalation rules
Israel's conflict with Iran represents far more than another Middle Eastern crisis—it marks the emergence of a dangerous new chapter... Read more -
Highways to hell: West Africa's road networks are the preferred battleground for terror groups
What's the connection between roads and conflict in West Africa? This may seem like an odd question. But a study... Read more -
Most Americans believe misinformation is a problem. Federal research cuts will only make the problem worse
Research on misinformation and disinformation has become the latest casualty of the Trump administration's restructuring of federal research priorities.... Read more -
Why people become drug mules—and why harsh sentences don't deter them
Thousands of British nationals are charged with drug smuggling abroad every year. The UK charity Prisoners Abroad reports a rise... Read more -
Canada's 'jail not bail' trend: 4 ways to support victims
Tough-on-crime rhetoric is reshaping bail laws to correct a perceived imbalance that "tips the scales in favor of the criminals... Read more -
Millions rally against authoritarianism while Trump portrays protests as threats—a political scientist explains
At the end of a week when President Donald Trump sent Marines and the California National Guard to Los Angeles... Read more -
Colorado's fentanyl criminalization bill won't solve the opioid epidemic, say people most affected
Colorado passed the Fentanyl Accountability and Prevention Bill in May 2022. The legislation made the possession of small amounts of... Read more -
'Dark' personality traits thrive in societies with corruption and inequality, global study shows
A new global study shows that people in societies characterized by corruption, inequality, poverty, and violence are more likely to... Read more -
Integrated model explains violent extremism
What makes a person willing to use violence?... Read more -
Expert Q&A: Could artificial intelligence make war and peace decisions?
NPR recently reported that the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Futures Lab is experimenting with tools such as DeepSeek... Read more -
Geographic bias in virus naming: Lessons from coronavirus show it's better to act early
"China virus," the Chinese virus—at the start of the 2020 pandemic, this epithet was often encountered in the media. The... Read more
