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In the past year, some UC Santa Cruz Humanities faculty have opened their courses to the world through the campus partnership with Coursera. With gratitude to Professor of History Peter Kenez, Professor of Literature Murray Baumgarten, and Lecturer of History
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Getty Images By Imogen Foulkes BBC Geneva correspondent Adults in a family who led their family to their deaths in Switzerland planned the event, Swiss investigators say. The case, which shocked Switzerland, will now be closed. Police have ruled out
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Sander van der Linden is a Professor of Social Psychology and director of the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab at the University of Cambridge. He also leads national consensus reports on the psychology of misinformation and serves on the World Health
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A New York Times deep dive on James Comer this morning is raising new questions about his record of using far-right conspiracy theories to launch politically motivated attacks on President Biden, while also raising serious concerns about his own credibility. In a
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False claims about US soldiers stealing aid for earthquake victims reached over a million users on Twitter.Twitter Chinese state media promoted a conspiracy theory about the US stealing aid for earthquake victims. The claim was picked up by Iran and
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Vladimir Putin may have wanted to be seen leading with his chin, but the facial feature has fueled speculation about whether his appearance in the Moscow-occupied city of Mariupol was the real deal. “Which one do you think is the
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But putting that glaring issue aside, it’s quite entertaining to occasionally jump into the alternative theories of the fringe. From suspicions that King Charles is a vampire (a parasite, certainly, but a vampire?) to the moon landings being a hoax,
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A juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore on the Atlantic City beach on Jan. 7, 2023, was rolled up toward the dunes and buried the next day after a necropsy. (Amy S. Rosenberg/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS) They named the whale Windy.
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A lab leak was once dismissed by many as a conspiracy theory. But the idea is gaining traction, even as evidence builds that the virus emerged from a market. WASHINGTON — In the spring of 2021, with studies of the
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Charlie Specht The endorsed Republican candidate for Erie County executive says she regrets spreading conspiracy theories about Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin and writing other controversial social media posts. Chrissy Casilio’s posts included comments and replies to other Twitter users
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