Behavioral Science Finds a Testing Ground in Eastern Europe’s Crisis Zones
A new Frontiers in Behavioral Economics opinion article argues that Central and Eastern Europe is an underexplored but critical testing ...
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AI Literacy Emerges as a Shield Against Misplaced Trust in AI-Generated Social Media Content
A survey of 1,150 Jordanian social media users finds that greater exposure to AI-generated content erodes trust but strengthens intentions ...
Fighting Dark Patterns With Persuasion: New Framework Aims to Restore Digital Autonomy
Researchers at TU Dortmund University propose that dark patterns, algorithmic profiling, and misinformation share a single exploitative mechanism and can ...
Conversational AI Chatbots Make Misinformation More Believable, Study Warns
A Penn State study of 477 participants found that the more conversational an AI chatbot sounds, the more users trust ...
Scientists Propose a Global Code of Conduct for Fieldwork and Biodiversity Research
An international team has published a proposed code of conduct addressing the ethical gaps in fieldwork across ecology, biogeography and ...
In Yemen’s Port City of Aden, Fear, Rumor and Ruin Blocked COVID-19 Response
A qualitative study of 25 community members in Aden reveals interconnected barriers across individual, social, institutional, community and policy levels ...
Land, Grievance, and Misinformation: What a Decades-Long Ethiopian Conflict Reveals About Ethnic Federalism
A new qualitative study of Ethiopia's Yeki Woreda finds that decades of inter-ethnic conflict stem less from ethnic federalism itself ...
Family, Faith and Trust Shape HPV Prevention Choices Among Nigerian Girls and Women
A qualitative study of 56 Nigerian girls and women in Lagos reveals that family dynamics, cultural beliefs, trust in providers, ...
Vaccine Confidence Is a Core Job of Immunization Programs, Not an Afterthought
A commentary argues that vaccine confidence must be tracked, resourced and defended as a core function of national immunization programs, ...
Who Falls for Fake News? Hungarian Study Points to Online Communities, Not Age Alone
A study linking survey responses with donated Facebook trace data from a representative sample of Hungarian internet users finds that ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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