Energy & Green Tech
A wind turbine near your home? The energy transition is not seen as just by all parties concerned. It's essential to involve local residents, argues Emma ter Mors, social psychologist. As a researcher, she focuses on identifying ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Computer Sciences
People yelling at broken computers was a popular YouTube genre in the 2000s. If you think this is unique to non-digital boomers when it comes to new technologies, think again. Something similar is happening today with ChatGPT, ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
The warm light of friendship, intimacy and romantic love illuminates the best aspects of being human—while also casting a deep shadow of possible heartbreak.
Feb 21, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
When it comes to enhancing the sustainability of plastic beverage bottles, consumers are willing to pay a bonus for bio-based alternatives—the more so when the alternative is visually distinctive. This follows from research ...
Jan 31, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
When Facebook reinvented itself into Meta in October 2021, it was widely reported that Meta would be focusing on virtual reality (VR) by being at the forefront of the metaverse.
Oct 17, 2022
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Computer Sciences
In recent years, computer scientists have developed a broad variety of virtual agents, artificial agents designed to interact with humans or assist them with various tasks. Some past findings suggest that the extent to which ...
Internet
The problem of misinformation isn't going away. Internet platforms like Facebook and Twitter have taken some steps to curb its spread and say they are working on doing more. But no method yet introduced has been completely ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Security
Twenty-year-old Sydney woman Renae Marsden died by suicide after she was the victim of an elaborate catfishing scam.
May 29, 2020
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Internet
At this point we've all heard about the problems posed by misinformation in our society. From accusations that we're living in a post-truth world, to deep fakes that can make former President Obama say "Killmonger was right," ...
May 20, 2020
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