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Wann Verschwörungstheorien gefährlich sind und was dagegen hilft

By Guest PostMarch 9, 2020Politicschemtrails, comparative analysis, conspiracy theories, der coronavirus, die mondlandung, eu projekt, expert guide, michael butter, panik, sozialen netzwerk, verschwoerungstheorie

EU-Projekt veröffentlicht Erkenntnisse und umfangreiche Unterrichtsmaterialien

Die Mondlandung, Chemtrails oder der Coronavirus: Verschwörungstheorien sind allgegenwärtig, vor allem in den Sozialen Netzwerken. An der Universität Tübingen veröffentlicht ein EU-gefördertes Forschungsprojekt nun umfangreiche Forschungsergebnisse zum Thema. Unter Koordination von Professor Michael Butter hatten sich im Projekt „Comparative Analysis of Conspiracy Theories” (COMPACT) seit April 2016 insgesamt 160 Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler aus 40 Ländern mit Verschwörungstheorien auseinander gesetzt. (more…)

What’s preventing the next world war? Random luck

By Guest PostDecember 29, 2019Politics, Weaponsbear braumoeller, international conflict, power law distribution, preventing world war, small war

International conflict isn’t declining, new analysis finds

Contrary to popular belief, war is not declining, according to a new analysis of the last 200 years of international conflict. (more…)

Schön sein hilft, reicht aber nicht

By Guest PostNovember 22, 2019Politicsbundestagswahl, catwalk to congress, einfluss das aussehen, erfolg bei wahlen, sebastian jaeckle, thomas metz

Politologe Sebastian Jäckle untersucht, welchen Einfluss das Aussehen von Kandidaten auf deren Wahlchancen hat

Die Frage ist vielleicht so alt wie die Demokratie selbst: Werden physisch attraktivere Menschen eher gewählt als ihre Mitstreiterinnen und Mitstreiter? (more…)

Intelligence Community Benefits From Collaborations, and Can Do Better

By Guest PostOctober 19, 2019Politics, Weaponsbeverly tyler, cross sector collaboration, hybrid organization, intelligence community, intelligence program

An analysis of U.S. intelligence programs aimed at collaborating with academic and industry partners finds that these collaborations are valuable for addressing complex intelligence challenges. The study also notes that institutional silos, lack of information sharing and lack of trust are obstacles to getting the most out of these collaborative efforts. (more…)

New films bring forgotten lives of women in Franco’s Spain to life for a new generation

By Guest PostOctober 6, 2019Entertainment, Media, Politics1930s spain, carmen laforet, cartasvivas, filmic capsules, franco dictatorship, gender violence, hildegart rodriguez carballeira, nuria capdevila arguelles, paula ortiz, sexual activist

The lives of remarkable women whose impact on history was curtailed by Spain’s Franco dictatorship will be recreated for a new generation thanks to a major new historical project. (more…)

Toward zero hunger: More food or a smarter food system?

By Guest PostOctober 1, 2019Economy, Politicsglobal hunger, jennifer blesh, smarter food system, sustainable food system, zero hunger, zero hunger goal

ANN ARBOR — When thinking about ways to end global hunger, many scholars focus too narrowly on increasing crop yields while overlooking other critical aspects of the food system. (more…)

Human Capital Benefits of Military Boost Economy by Billions

By Guest PostAugust 3, 2019Politics, Weaponsbruce mcdonald, human capital benefit, human capital investments, military

A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that U.S. government spending on military personnel has a positive impact on the nation’s human capital – essentially improving the American workforce. Using a new computer model, the study estimates the economic impact of this human capital improvement to be $89.8 billion for 2019 alone. (more…)

What washing machines can teach us about the cost of tariffs

By Guest PostJuly 15, 2019Economy, Politicsali hortacsu, cost of tariffs, felix tintelnot, global tariffs, washing machine

UChicago scholars co-author research that finds prices climbed 12% for washers, dryers

Recent trade wars between the United States and other countries have raised the question: Who pays the price when countries raise tariffs or impose other import duties? (more…)

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