Some mosquitoes like it hot
Newswise — Certain populations of mosquitoes are more heat tolerant and better equipped to survive heat waves than others, according to new research from Washington University in St.…
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Psychological science can help counter spread of misinformation, says APA report
Newswise — WASHINGTON – Debunking, “prebunking,” nudging and teaching digital literacy are several of the more effective ways to counter misinformation, according to a new report from the…
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Newswise — Ed Sheeran convinced a jury this year that he didn’t rip off Marvin Gaye’s `Let’s Get It On.’ By way of contrast, Pharrell Williams and Robin…
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FSU Agatha Christie expert available to speak on author’s important and lasting impact on the world and in modern media
By: Jenny Ralph | Published: September 21, 2023 | 3:55 pm Even half a century after penning her final novel, Agatha Christie and her Golden Age crime stories…
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The truth is out there. This astrophysicist is helping to find it using science
Newswise — Capture good, useful data and University of Delaware astrophysicist Federica Bianco will dig deep to help analyze it. It’s what she does with great expertise as…
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ISPOR’s Value in Health Regional Issues Receives Its First Impact Factor Score
Newswise — Lawrenceville, NJ, USA—August 7, 2023—Value in Health Regional Issues, the regionally focused journal of ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), received its…
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This Thursday, the United States Supreme Court rejected affirmative action at colleges and universities around the nation, declaring that the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University…
Read more Find the latest expert commentary on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions herePublic Companies Info Boosted by Local News
Newswise — Accounting researchers at the University of Arkansas are deepening their understanding of the effect of shrinking newsrooms on the financial information of public companies. A new…
Read more Public Companies Info Boosted by Local NewsDebt ceiling blues. Find political experts on the debt negotiations and the presidential bids in the Politics channel
The House is on track Wednesday afternoon to begin considering a bipartisan plan to suspend the nation’s debt ceiling and limit spending, with the nation facing the risk of…
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Title 42, the United States pandemic rule that had been used to immediately deport hundreds of thousands of migrants who crossed the border illegally over the last three…
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Hollywood writers strike: AI concerns, industry consequences
Hollywood screenwriters have gone on strike. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) seeks higher pay, upfront fees from streaming services, better working conditions and reassurance that studios won’t…
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ISPOR Marks 25th Anniversary of Flagship Journal Value in Health
Newswise — Lawrenceville, NJ, USA—May 2, 2022—Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), published an editorial celebrating its…
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Newswise — New research involving the University of Sydney Business School has found researchers underestimate the degree of uncertainty in their findings. In empirical science, researchers analyse samples…
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Fox News settlement will do little to change perceived credibility of coverage, expert says
The most anticipated media trial in recent years ended with a $787.5 million settlement, and while it had the opportunity to set the tone for future defamation litigation,…
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Social media expert gives bird’s-eye view on Twitter spat with NPR, PBS
The decision of social media platform Twitter under ownership of tech mogul Elon Musk to label National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service as “U.S. state-affiliated media”…
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What: What can we expect from AI and Chatbots in the next few years? A Newswise Live Event When: Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 1 PM to 2 PM EST Who: Expert…
Read more Newswise Live Event for March 15: What can we expect from AI and Chatbots in the next few years?The claim that U.S. temperatures are not trending upward is false
Fact Check By: Newswise Truthfulness: False Claim: Zero US warming in 18 years, per US Climate Reference Network temp stations. That’s no US warming despite 30% of total…
Read more The claim that U.S. temperatures are not trending upward is falseWe cannot predict earthquakes with accuracy, despite claim
Following the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria in early February 2023, claims on social media went viral concerning how a Dutch scientist predicted the disaster days before the…
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Following the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria in early February 2023, claims on social media went viral concerning how a Dutch scientist predicted the disaster days before the…
Read more We cannot predict earthquakes with accuracy, despite claimFact-checking the reporting of the explosion in East Palestine, Ohio
Five days after a Norfolk Southern train carrying vinyl chloride derailed and exploded near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, crews ignited a controlled burn of toxic chemicals to prevent a…
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