Are women less electable? Not if you cut ‘pragmatic bias’
"One aspect of pragmatic bias that is especially pernicious is that people who themselves do not hold gender biases...might still act against women because of what they see around them."
Melissa De Witte-Stanford •
futurity
Feb. 16, 2022 • ~11 min
Feb. 16, 2022 • ~11 min
Trying to cool the Earth by dimming sunlight could be worse than global warming
The risks of using aerosols to reflect sunlight and cool the planet include creating extreme weather and worsening catastrophes.
Aaron Tang, PhD Scholar in Climate Governance, Australian National University •
conversation
Feb. 7, 2022 • ~8 min
Feb. 7, 2022 • ~8 min
Twitter's algorithm favours the political right, a recent study finds
Research shows Twitter tends to amplify the tweets of politically right-wing sources over left-leaning sources.
Shoaib Jameel, Lecturer in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Essex
• conversation
Jan. 31, 2022 • ~6 min
Jan. 31, 2022 • ~6 min
Russia could unleash disruptive cyberattacks against the US – but efforts to sow confusion and division are more likely
Russia probably has the means to attack US electrical grids and otherwise create havoc but probably won’t go that far. Instead, watch for disinformation aimed at undermining the US and NATO.
Justin Pelletier, Professor of Practice of Computing Security, Rochester Institute of Technology •
conversation
Jan. 26, 2022 • ~9 min
Jan. 26, 2022 • ~9 min
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