Our research has found that some of the people sharing conspiracies online don’t believe their own content. They are opportunists: the extremists, the disinformants, the trolls, and the profiteers.
The discussion of climate change, as of every aspect of the planetary crisis, tends to be dominated by the question of capitalism and other economic issues; geopolitics, empire, and questions of power figure in it far less.
COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths have been rising since May 2024, with the highest rates seen in adults 65 and older and infants under 6 months old. Therefore, health experts recommend getting the updated COVID-19 shot as soon as possible.
The similarity between neural networks and human brains opens a window on human conversations. When two people converse, their brain activity becomes coupled, transferring thoughts from the speaker to the listener.
Vaccines have saved many tens of millions of lives in the last 50 years. Nevertheless, misinformation leads many people to reject or be denied their benefits. These are some of the top false vaccine stories purveyed by RFK Jr and similar 'skeptics.'
The outage is emblematic of the way organizational networks, cloud computing services and the internet are interdependent, and the vulnerabilities this creates.
Important progress is being made in understanding the pathways by which long COVID wreaks havoc on the body. Studies suggest that an abnormal immune response may underlie long COVID. Removing these antibodies may hold promise as a treatment.
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