Politics
Happiness swings votes, and America’s current mood could scramble expectations of young and old voters
Happiness may be reshaping America’s political landscape.This post was originally published on this website.
Month: September 2024
Politics
National political dialogue focuses on power and morals, finds study
A study of political speeches, social media posts from politicians, and Reddit discussions among everyday users finds a higher prevalence of abstract, moralized, and power-centric language in national versus local politics. Political dialogue and debate […]
Politics
Leveraging body-camera footage to analyze police training impact
A study used body-worn camera footage as a source of data on police-community interactions. Nicholas Camp and colleagues analyzed transcripts from 615 police stops made in California by Oakland Police Department police officers before and […]
Politics
The Trump–Harris debate shows how personality can reveal itself in language
An analysis of the choice of words by American presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in their recent debate reveals five insights into their personalities.This post was originally published on this website.
Politics
The dynamics of climate policy narratives in the UK
A new study published in Climate Policy, co-authored by Dr. Daniel Valdenegro of Oxford University’s Leverhulme Center for Demographic Science, exposes the dynamics of competing narratives on climate change between political parties in the U.K. […]
Gadgets
Meta, Ray-Ban maker extend smart glasses partnership
Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica said Tuesday that it extended a partnership with Facebook and Instagram owner Meta to develop smart-eyewear products after producing glasses that let users make calls, capture images and listen to music.This post […]
Tech
New algorithm helps enhance LLM collaboration for smarter, more efficient solutions
Ever been asked a question you only knew part of the answer to? To give a more informed response, your best move would be to phone a friend with more knowledge on the subject.This post […]
Tech
Computational marathon matches the efficiency of existing platform with the power of new supercomputer
It took about 20 hours and a lot of coffee for a team of scientists from the Swiss National Center of Competence in Research NCCR MARVEL to complete a computational marathon that showcased both the […]
Politics
How a German peasant became the face of Nazi race laws
Many histories of Nazi Germany are accompanied by a photograph of two scientists measuring a man’s facial features with a caliper. The picture is often contextualized, in these books, museums, and image archives as an […]
Tech
Distinguishing real sounds from deepfakes
Deepfake videos generated by artificial intelligence grow increasingly difficult to identify as false, a challenge that could significantly skew the results of the upcoming presidential election.This post was originally published on this website.