… Preprints are meant to help scientists find and discuss new findings in real time, which is especially important during a pandemic. They generally carry a warning label: “This research has yet to be peer reviewed.” To a scientist, this means it’s provisional knowledge — maybe true, maybe not. But […] Read more »
Trump Is Staking Out His Own Universe of ‘Alternative Facts’
… A series of recent research papers explore reasons for the appeal of the demagogue; the role of anger in Trump’s ascendance; and the political dark triad of psychopathy, Machiavellianism and narcissism. In “The Authentic Appeal of the Lying Demagogue: Proclaiming the Deeper Truth about Political Illegitimacy,” published in 2018 […] Read more »
USA Today/Suffolk Poll: Americans overwhelmingly support vote-by-mail push, but Republicans more wary
Two-thirds of Americans support voting by mail as an alternative to voting in person on Election Day during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll from USA TODAY and Suffolk University. But while Democrats and independent voters overwhelmingly back vote-by-mail, the majority of Republican voters oppose it. CONT. Joey […] Read more »
How Americans see digital privacy issues amid the COVID-19 outbreak
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has brought privacy and surveillance concerns to the forefront – from hacked video conferencing sessions to proposed government tracking of people’s cellphones as a measure to limit and prevent the spread of the virus. Over the past year, Pew Research Center has surveyed Americans on their […] Read more »
The Pandemic Isn’t Changing Everything
… The coronavirus hit at a time when the world was already turning inward, largely in reaction to the global financial crisis of 2008. Nations have been erecting barriers to the free flow of people, money and goods, even as the flow of internet data has continued to rise rapidly. […] Read more »
Voting in the Time of the Coronavirus
With the coronavirus outbreak looming over the upcoming elections in several states, Americans have become increasingly supportive of different ways to cast a ballot that would allow them to avoid polling places on Election Day. CONT. Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Read more »