Echo chambers and polarization may not be the same phenomenon in social media
Existence of echo chambers indicates a polarized state of the society concerning beliefs regarding a given topic. However, increase in the "intensity… Read more »
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How can the plastic waste crises be solved in Africa?
There is the need for sustainable management of waste plastics in Africa. A new article published in Environmental Sciences Europe estimates that by… Read more »
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We are getting side-tracked by our focus on anti-vaccine activists
Don't get side-tracked by anti-vaccine activists, say Maryke Steffens and Adam Dunn. Targeting people who lack confidence in… Read more »
The new science of prebunking: how to inoculate against the spread of misinformation
The spread of fake news is a growing problem, particularly online, with serious consequences in the real world. In written… Read more »
Complex networks can shed light on the hidden patterns that connect terrorist actors
Network science is constantly proving to be an effective framework to study and analyse social phenomena. Its strengths can be… Read more »
Energy transition and co-operative education and training
Energy transition cannot simply be achieved at the push of a button. Adoption of renewable and sustainable energy on the eve of… Read more »
Interview with Frank Kirchner, Editor-in-Chief of AI Perspectives
AI Perspectives is a newly launched SpringerOpen journal covering “the application of AI in industry, healthcare, transport,… Read more »
Robots and the workforce: understanding the research
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology develops at breakneck speed, some worry that robots may take away jobs. A new research… Read more »
Women’s disadvantage: because of who they are, or what they do?
Women often find themselves strongly disadvantaged in the field of software development, in particular when it comes to open… Read more »
Measuring without labels: a different approach to information extraction
Information extraction is a major problem in the fields of natural language processing and web mining, in particular when it comes… Read more »
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