How will artificial intelligence affect elections in 2024?

An expert digs into how election experts are thinking about artificial intelligence and its impact on the 2024 elections.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
June 7, 2024 ~4 min

What isolated presidents can teach us

How do isolated presidents govern? In the future, will presidents and policymakers face more opposition? A new book offers some answers.

Jack Harrison - Michigan State • futurity
Jan. 18, 2024 ~8 min


Negativity bias boosted voter fraud conspiracy theories online

"...the spread of voter fraud messages on Twitter was driven by a bias for tweets with more negative emotion..."

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Sept. 25, 2023 ~4 min

Speedier mail delivery could boost voter turnout

More efficient US mail delivery can boost voter turnout in all states no matter what their mail voting laws are, a new study shows.

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
Sept. 5, 2023 ~5 min

State voting laws don’t really affect election results

Despite the rhetoric on both sides of the political aisle, state voting laws have very small effects on election outcomes, research finds.

Taylor McNeil-Tufts • futurity
Aug. 17, 2023 ~9 min

Are people getting better at avoiding misinformation?

Fewer Americans visited unreliable websites in the run-up to the 2020 US election than in 2016, researchers report.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
April 27, 2023 ~8 min

Fretting about election stress is bad for your health

Just thinking about being stressed about future elections can harm your health. But there's something you can do about it.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
March 22, 2023 ~5 min

2016 election Russian disinformation mainly reached Republicans

New research finds that Russian disinformation on Twitter during the 2016 election primarily reached a small subset of users.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Jan. 10, 2023 ~6 min


What do 2022’s midterm elections mean for Trump’s 2024 run?

What do the Republican party's underwhelming results in the midterm elections say about Donald Trump's chances in 2024? An expert weighs in.

Jarret Bencks-Brandeis • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 ~8 min

Will midterm election losers accept defeat?

A new survey of academic experts raises concerns about election denial and whether losing candidates will concede.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Nov. 7, 2022 ~8 min

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