Mark Edmonds, University of California, Los Angeles and Yixin Zhu, University of California, Los Angeles
Having robots and other AI systems tell people what the AIs are doing makes them more trustworthy. A study finds that how a robot explains itself matters.
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Jan. 28 in Wildwood, New Jersey.
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Americans truly value local news. But 71% think that their local news outlets are doing just fine financially – which might explain why only 14% paid for a local news source in the past year.
Unsurprisingly, Australian politicians are happier than their constituents with the way our democracy works.
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New research shows parliamentarians believe the key to improving trust between them and their constituents is in improving links to the community and better educating the public about our democracy.
Rush Limbaugh is said to have presented the world as a simple binary – as a struggle only between good and evil. That worked, as a philosopher explains, because many people live in echo chambers.
Author and physician Dr. Benjamin Spock in NYC in 1974.
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Climate scientist James Hansen, who has spoken out about the dangers of climate change, was arrested in 2010 alongside Appalachian residents.
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How does China go about winning back the hearts and minds of the world? Its obsession with control and misplaced soft power efforts are clearly not doing it any favours.
A man pushes a wheelbarrow past a sign in Liberia during the West African Ebola outbreak.
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Shelley Lees, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Luisa Enria, University of Bath
A proper understanding of community dynamics and local beliefs can inform medical interventions that are capable of establishing positive and productive relations with local communities.
Older adults tend to prioritise present-focused goals such as emotional satisfaction.
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Apps these days allow parents to track their children. An expert explains, why these technologies should be a reason for worry if you are a parent,
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces the election at a press conference on April 11. The election campaign so far has thrown up many challenges for those covering it.
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