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Effective national leadership and trust in government appear to be prerequisites for countries to achieve widespread digital…
Severe scrutiny of two major papers, including one about the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine, is part of science's…
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If teenagers organizing on social media can hamper a presidential campaign rally, how challenging is it to manipulate elections?
Kinases are cellular control switches. When they malfunction, they can cause cancer. The coronavirus hijacks these kinases…
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Whether in situations relating to scientific consensus, economic history or current political events, denialism has its…
Is it possible that people who recover from COVID-19 will be plagued with long term side effects from the infection? An…
The smallpox virus appears to have been with humanity for millennia before a global vaccination drive wiped it out. Current…
A social media researcher explains how bots and sock puppet accounts manipulate and polarize public debate.
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In order to create an efficient future transportation system, autonomous vehicles need to accommodate people with different…
Physicists can use bright, hot lasers to slow atoms down so much that they measure -459 degrees Fahrenheit.
Artificial intelligence insatiable data needs has encouraged the mass collection of personal data, placing privacy at risk.…
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