In a recent study published within the journal Nature, researchers checked out 4 separate studies across 11 countries to systematically evaluate the impacts of motivational bias on historical narratives regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Their results show that the strength of private bias, whether towards vaccination or from media discourse, can significantly alter memory related to the pandemic. […]
X’s latest, more “free speech” aligned approach to content moderation is being put to the test, with various groups seemingly now using X’s more lax enforcement processes to spread misinformation across the war in Israel, which was sparked by militant group Hamas launching a large-scale assault on Israeli residents over the weekend. Amid rising tensions, […]
When evidence-based firearm injury prevention policies resembling extreme risk protection orders are implemented properly, they will play a big role in stopping gun-related injuries and death, in line with a brand new scientific policy review led by the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention. The study, published in The Annals of the American […]