Technology
AI can influence voters’ minds. What does that mean for democracy?
Voters change their opinions after interacting with an AI chatbot – but, encouragingly, it seems that AIs rely on facts to influence people
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Environment
The US is leaving the Paris Agreement – what happens next?
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Technology
Simple fix could make US census more accurate but just as private
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Society
What the US election will mean for AI, climate action and abortion
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Environment
The US election isn’t the only reason 2020 is huge for the planet
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Humans
Mixed results for science in the US midterm elections
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Comment
Hey America, you can finally choose to elect people who rely on facts
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Humans
Election polling accuracy has not improved since the 1940s
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Humans
If you hate bad body odour, you’re more likely to support Trump
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Technology
Quantum computer could have predicted Trump’s surprise election
Quantum computers can improve election forecasts by taking into account how states affect one another, allowing one to predict Trump's slim 2016 election win
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Humans
Facebook allowed adverts to be targeted at ‘Jew haters’
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Technology
Hacking a US electronic voting booth takes less than 90 minutes
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Technology
New UK surveillance law may see mass data shared with Trump’s US
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Humans
The world needs scientific values more than ever
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