BlogFlockPsyPost: AI conversations can reduce belief in conspiracies, whether or not the AI is recognized as AI. “A new study published in PNAS Nexus finds that these belief changes are not dependent on whether the AI is perceived as a machine or a person, suggesting that the persuasive power…
Smithsonian: Smithsonian’s Online Native Cinema Showcase Offers a Slate of Free Short Films by Indigenous Filmmakers. “The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian presents the online Native Cinema Showcase, celebrating short films by Indigenous filmmakers of the Western Hemisphere. The museum’s annual celebration of the best in Native…
State of Maine: Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Launches New Statewide Food Access Map. “The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) today announced the launch of the Maine Food Access Map, a statewide interactive resource that helps individuals and families locate nearby food pantries, meal…
The Guardian: Warsaw opens metro station ‘express’ library to get commuters off their phones. “An ‘express’ library has opened in a new metro station in Warsaw, aiming to provide an appealing cultural space to encourage residents and commuters to forgo smartphones in favour of books and, thanks to fresh…
Search Engine Land: Most ChatGPT links get 0% CTR – even highly visible ones. “Newly revealed data exposes how little traffic ChatGPT drives to publishers. Spoiler alert: The gap between visibility and clicks is huge. A leaked file reveals the user interactions that OpenAI is tracking, including how often…
University of Rochester: The most effective online fact-checkers? Your peers. “Research shows that being called out by peers, not algorithms or experts, makes online authors think twice about spreading misinformation.”
The post University of Rochester: The most effective online fact-checkers? Your peers first appeared on ResearchBuzz: Firehose.University of Queensland (Australia): National database of deaths in custody grows to more than 1200 people. “A national database at UQ that collects information on deaths in custody has been revamped and expanded to include more than 1200 people. The Deaths in Custody Project contains information on 1216 people…
Internet Archive Blog: Voices Celebrating 1 Trillion Web Pages: Jean Armour Polly, Net-Mom. “Jean Armour Polly—better known as the Net-mom, and the person who helped popularize the phrase ‘surfing the internet’ in 1994—adds her voice to the celebration of the Internet Archive’s 1 trillionth webpage preserved.” I’ve known Jean…
Gizmodo: The Harvard Endowment’s Biggest Public Investment is Now Bitcoin. “According to a new SEC filing, the Harvard University endowment’s largest publicly-traded investment is now in the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which is a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) operated by Blackrock.”
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