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Men More Likely to Bluff About AI Knowledge; 53% Say They Recognize Fictitious Execs, Harvard Study Finds

A Harvard study found men were more likely to claim knowledge of fictional AI figures, while the gender gap in factual understanding was relatively small.

International Business Times UK · Oct 15

US midterm elections 2026: Traditional TV ads may be over, TikTok and podcasts are changing political campaigns

Political strategists predict that by 2028, artificial intelligence will revolutionize campaign operations, allowing for hyper-targeted messaging tailored to individual voters through advanced data analytics. While AI's benefits include rapid fact-checking, it raises significant concerns, particularly regarding deep fakes and misleading political ads. The emergence of AI-driven ads in various races…

The Economic Times · Sep 23

A journalist’s journey through faith and identity

From time to time, The Conversation features interesting work our editors are involved in. Kalpana Jain, senior religion/ethics editor and director of the Global Religion Journalism Initiative at The Conversation, spent part of 2026 as a visiting researcher at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia – Malaysia’s national university. The piece below is…

The Conversation · Jul 6

The resistance is alive and well – and our research shows it

Street protests today are far more numerous and frequent than skeptics might suggest

The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2025

Could young voters in Michigan hand the state to Kamala Harris?

Saginaw Valley State University has about 7,000 students – and Trump won Michigan in 2016 by only 11,000 votes

The Guardian - US · Oct 10, 2024

Climate Activists Clash With Senator Manchin Over Pipeline Support

Confrontation at Harvard's Kennedy School between Senator Joe Manchin and climate activists over the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline.

Top News · Mar 2, 2024

Disinformation researcher says Harvard pushed her out to protect Meta

Joan Donovan accused Harvard of violating her free speech rights and the school's own commitment to academic freedom in an attempt to protect its relationship with the tech company and its executives.

WEKU · Dec 4, 2023

Whistleblower allegation: Harvard muzzled disinfo team after $500 million Zuckerberg donation

A prominent disinformation scholar is accusing Harvard University in a whistleblower disclosure of muzzling her speech and stifling — then dismantling — her research team as it launched a deep dive into a damning trove of Facebook files

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023

Spanish news giants pile into Meta's legal nightmare

The Facebook parent company's privacy practices are now being attacked on three different legal fronts in Europe.

Fortune · Dec 4, 2023

Harvard Kennedy School Professor's Rejecting Students' Class Project Discussing "Jewish Democracy" in Israel

was a violation of free speech principles, Harvard concludes.

Reason · Nov 6, 2023