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The Conversation is an independent, non-profit media organisation that publishes news and analysis sourced from the academic and research community. Founded in Australia in 2011, it has expanded globally with editions in various countries. The platform provides insightful articles that aim to inform public debate, offering expert commentary on current events and key issues. Academics and researchers write the content, ensuring that the information is grounded in evidence and research. The Conversation is committed to making knowledge accessible to a broad audience, promoting a deeper understanding of complex topics.
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US elections: Tech firms couldn't stop misinformation, voter intimidation
The impacts of these efforts by the technology firms have been muted, in part due to the prevalence of social bots that spread low-credibility information virally across these platforms.
 "US elections: Tech firms couldn't stop misinformation, voter intimidation")
Study suggests Covid antibodies fade over time. How concerned should we be?
To answer this question, we need first to consider what antibodies are and what they can tell us about immunity
 "Study suggests Covid antibodies fade over time. How concerned should we be?")
Does Covid-19 spread more easily in cold temperatures? Here's what we know
We know that more people get colds and flu in the winter (the colds can be caused by types of coronavirus), but there are several potential reasons for this
 "Does Covid-19 spread more easily in cold temperatures? Here's what we know")
US elections 2020: Why Americans are so enamoured with opinion polls
While it is possible the polls will misfire, it's exceedingly unlikely that such failure would cause the opinion research industry to implode or wither away
 "US elections 2020: Why Americans are so enamoured with opinion polls")
US Election: Advantage Biden as white evangelical support for Trump slips
A Pew survey on Oct. 13 found that white evangelical support for Trump had slipped since August, from 83% to 78%
 "US Election: Advantage Biden as white evangelical support for Trump slips")
Why herd immunity through infection is dangerous, deadly and might not work
A population has achieved herd immunity when a large enough percentage of individuals become immune to a disease
 "Why herd immunity through infection is dangerous, deadly and might not work")
A new normal: How Covid is shaping people's perception of EU, its leaders
An experimental research study suggests that when people are thinking about the health crisis, they express less trust in politicians and political institutions
 "A new normal: How Covid is shaping people's perception of EU, its leaders")
Investing in nuclear energy over renewable source may be wrong: Here's why
The authors looked at correlations between energy policy and emissions. They noticed that countries pursuing nuclear power don't tend to have significantly lower levels of carbon emissions
 "Investing in nuclear energy over renewable source may be wrong: Here's why")
Nokia to provide 4G network on Moon: Why it is bad news for radio astronomy
Radio frequency interference (RFI) is the long-term nemesis of radio astronomers. Jodrell Bank - the earliest radio astronomy observatory in the world still in existence - was created because of RFI
 "Nokia to provide 4G network on Moon: Why it is bad news for radio astronomy")
Why Covid causes some patients' immune systems to attack their own bodies
Early studies implicated these autoantibodies in dangerous blood clots forming in patients admitted to intensive care
 "Why Covid causes some patients' immune systems to attack their own bodies")
Sick of coronavirus? Here's why you might have the pandemic fatigue
Coronavirus fears had people either ordering necessities for delivery or rushing through stores as fast as possible, avoiding everyone
 "Sick of coronavirus? Here's why you might have the pandemic fatigue")
US presidential debate: This is what a nonverbal communication expert saw
During this debate Joe Biden reacted as the emotionally expressive politician he has been throughout his career
 "US presidential debate: This is what a nonverbal communication expert saw")
US elections: A duel of contrasting masculinities between Trump and Biden
US voters have to choose between two profoundly different versions of manhood in a race being enacted in highly gendered ways
 "US elections: A duel of contrasting masculinities between Trump and Biden")
Nobel Prize in physics goes to work on black holes: Here is the discovery
The fact that mathematics demonstrated that astrophysical black holes may exactly exist in nature is exactly what has energized the quest to search for them using astronomical techniques
 "Nobel Prize in physics goes to work on black holes: Here is the discovery")
Constitutional crisis to succession: What lies ahead as Trump gets Covid-19
The 25th Amendment, ratified by the states in 1967, declares that upon the removal, resignation or death of the president, the vice-president assumes the presidency
 "Constitutional crisis to succession: What lies ahead as Trump gets Covid-19")
Trump is availing the latest treatments: Here's what works against Covid-19
Early in the year, there were few known treatments for people who showed severe Covid-19 symptoms apart from sustaining them on ventilators
 "Trump is availing the latest treatments: Here's what works against Covid-19")
Lessons for the world from green transitions in India, China and Brazil
Based on these unexpected clean-energy transitions, researchers have identified three insights relevant across emerging economies
 "Lessons for the world from green transitions in India, China and Brazil")
Trump gets Covid-19: Here's what it meant for Boris Johnson and Bolsonaro
With the presidential election just a month away, some insight into the consequences for Donald Trump of testing positive for Covid-19 might be gained from Boris Johnson's brush with the virus
 "Trump gets Covid-19: Here's what it meant for Boris Johnson and Bolsonaro")
Donald Trump has Covid. How might this affect his chances of re-election?
Because he has often disparaged the virulence of the disease, the president faces the public humiliation of being its victim
 "Donald Trump has Covid. How might this affect his chances of re-election?")
Could Venus harbour life at 450 degree Celcius? New study springs surprise
Reading between the lines of the report, it seems that the team was not expecting to find phosphine
 "Could Venus harbour life at 450 degree Celcius? New study springs surprise")