Does tweeting about research attract more citations?
Tweeting / citations Tweeting about your research increases the number of citations it goes on to attract, according to a new analysis. Fonte: Chemistry World Leia todo o texto Link: https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/does-tweeting-about-research-attract-more-citations/4012066.article?fbclid=IwAR3QTJpxl18TgZKvhoQla0vlIxkrXXeH-e4433ZTEKR2g4NhhOJXfQ63CTk Leia outros textos aqui
Finance Can’t Thrive in a Muzzled World
Finance / Muzzled World The press has rarely been under attack as it is today. Hong Kong’s new national security legislation has chilled reporting in a territory that was long a beacon of free speech. Russia’s harassment of current and former journalists has this month alone included detentions, searches and a conviction. Meanwhile, in the U.S., where press freedoms are guaranteed by the constitution, President Donald Trump regularly refers to critical media as “enemies of the people.” Fonte:…
Americans Who Mainly Get Their News on Social Media Are Less Engaged, Less Knowledgeable
Americans / Knowledgeable The rise of social media has changed the information landscape in myriad ways, including the manner in which many Americans keep up with current events. In fact, social media is now among the most common pathways where people – particularly young adults – get their political news. Fonte: Pew Research Center Leia todo o texto Link: https://www.journalism.org/2020/07/30/americans-who-mainly-get-their-news-on-social-media-are-less-engaged-less-knowledgeable/?utm_content=buffer34b52&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR3d5xfx4aqwMaszoC13nZoiieh1eBKjknjXKYbxy4EQZjV3-H5B7jDWnWg Leia outros textos aqui
The Big Tech hearings won’t lead to real change. That’s okay.
Big Tech / Real change On Wednesday, four of the most powerful men in the world will answer pointed questions from US lawmakers who have real concerns about the massive tech companies these men lead. The big, overriding theme of the virtual antitrust hearing: Are Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple too powerful? So powerful that they should be broken up? Fonte: Vox Leia todo…
How deepfakes could actually do some good
Deepfakes / Some good Caroline McGinnes might be one of the few people in the world who knows what it’s like to lend someone a face. In a new HBO documentary, her eyes, nose, and mouth help cloak the identities of LGBTQ people in Chechnya, the predominantly Muslim republic in Russia. Essentially, McGinnes volunteered to become a deepfake, in a way few have…
