As measles outbreaks grow, the economic cost of anti-vaccine misinformation could become clearer
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Disruptive technologies in 2022
How emerging technology is shaping the future of intelligence. For the most part, technology has proven useful in human history. In the past, its disruptive effects were largely the stuff of science fiction novels and movies. Fast forward to the 21st century, and humans are experiencing first-hand …
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How conspiratorial thinking is undermining democracy, and what we can do about it
The scene outside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Tyler Merbler, CC-BY) Following the midterm elections on November 8, headlines focused on the defeat of Republican candidates in the battleground states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada who made denial of the 2020 presidential …
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As avian influenza spreads in birds, conspiracy theories about the disease infect the internet
Chicks hatch from their eggs. Credit: Otwarte Klatki/Andrew Skowron. CC BY 2.0. As H5N1 avian influenza spreads in birds around the United States and elsewhere, causing farmers to cull tens of millions of chickens and other farmed birds, baseless conspiracy theories about the severity of the bird …
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Survey: Americans love conspiracy theories, and that’s dangerous for everyone
Extraterrestial Highway. Credit: Rachel. Accessed via Pixabay. Pixabay License. Free for commercial use. A segment of the American population has long embraced conspiratorial thinking. False beliefs about moon landings or space aliens may seem as innocuous as they are outlandish. Yet, they may be …
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10 must-read Twitter threads on the war in Ukraine
Here at the Bulletin, we talk and correspond daily with experts on nuclear weapons, nuclear power plants, biosecurity, information warfare, and other risks that loom large in Russia’s war on Ukraine. Our breaking Ukraine coverage includes many of these experts’ analyses and opinions. The rapidity …
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After January 6, a new breed of extremism emerges: The mainstream insurrectionist
A gallows set up outside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Credit: Tyler Merbler. CC BY 2.0 Dylann Roof allegedly had a drug problem. He drifted between homes and schools growing up and had quit a landscaping job by the time he killed nine people in a racist attack on a church in Charleston, South …
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