With the proliferation of social media platforms, smart devices and apps, the demands on our attention have never been greater. But how is this affecting our ability to process and retain information?
Prompts like this sign in Coalinga, California, may get people to use less water – but paying them could be more effective.
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Even after January’s storms, California faces a water-scarce future. An economist and an engineer propose a way to test higher water prices as a conservation strategy without hurting low-income users.
Since its founding in 2006, Twitter has become one of the largest digital datasets of a record of human history.
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Over the past 16 years, Twitter has amassed an incredible amount of user-generated data which contains a detailed and extensive record of cultural moments. Musk’s takeover threatens these archives.
There may be ways to check if our universe is just simulated entertainment for an advanced, alien species.
However Rodgers came to his decision to remain unvaccinated, he did not follow the tenets of critical thinking.
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Joe Árvai, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Critical thinking means seeking out new information – especially facts that might run contrary to what you believe – and being willing to change your mind. And it’s a teachable skill.
People are warned that what they post on the internet will live forever. But that’s not really the case.
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Portions of the internet disappear every day. Preservation of this historical record requires a proactive approach by archivists and everyday citizens.
A Maasai man receives a call on his mobile phone.
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Maasai in Tanzania use their mobile phones all the time – usually to communicate with people they already know. But dialing errors can also breed friendships and business opportunities.
The growth in information production appears unstoppable.
A woman views a manipulated video that changes what is said by President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama.
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New research suggests individual bees are born with one of two learning styles – either curious or focused. Their genetic tendency has implications for how the hive works together.
Integrating technology into schools involves understanding the dynamic relationship between technology, how it’s used in the classroom and the content of the curriculum.
The internet has changed the way scientists communicate with their funders, the public and each other.
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Global Scholar at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC and Hopkins P Breazeale Professor, Manship School of Mass Communications, Louisiana State University