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12Feb/24

Jesus Christ did feature in two ads during Super Bowl LVII

February 12, 2024NFLHalf-time, Super Bowl, Super Bowl Sunday, United Statesadmin

Feb. 12, 2024 /Sports/ — The Super Bowl holds immense significance in the US calendar for several reasons:

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11Feb/24

conspiracy theories are the result of two sets of hardcore fans colliding

February 11, 2024Sports9/11 conspiracy theories, Christa Bentley, Conspiracy theory, Creative Commons, Donald Trump, Gaylor, Gina Arnold, Joe Biden, Kate Galloway, Mary Fogarty, Melissa Avdeeff, Paula Harper, Public image of Taylor Swift, QAnon, Roger Goodell, Sabrina Singh, Swifties, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, United States, You Need to Calm Downadmin

Melissa Avdeeff, University of Stirling

At Super Bowl LVIII, Taylor Swift will appear on the field at Allegiant Stadium after her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s team, the Kansas City Chiefs, wins the game. But she won’t be performing. Swift’s appearance will be a Pentagon-backed psy-op to turn the rigged game into a calculated political endorsement, to secure the 2024 presidential election for Joe Biden.

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01Feb/24

Survey Suggests Resurgence of the American Road Trip

February 1, 2024TravelClark Griswold, Griswold, National Lampoon's Vacation, United States, Vacationadmin

Here’s a statistic that would make Clark Griswold proud: according to The American Survey (powered by What If Media Group), a quarter of Americans plan to take a vacation somewhere within the US in 2024, and 63% will travel exclusively by car. Continue reading

17Jan/24

Newsweek and BrandSpark International announce the 2024, 100% consumer-voted Most Trusted consumer product, retail, and services brands in the UK as voted by UK shoppers

January 17, 2024LifestyleBrand, BrandSpark International, Canada, Communication design, Graphic design, Market research, Product management, Shoppers Drug Mart, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

Market research and consulting firm BrandSpark International, in partnership with iconic media brand Newsweek, has released its 2nd edition with the 2024 list of the Most Trusted brands in the UK, as 100% voted on by UK Shoppers. The winning brands were determined in the BrandSpark International UK Trust Study through a consumer survey, aggregating the opinions of 13,823 recent category shoppers who provided 86,736 top-of-mind unaided responses on which brands they trust most. BrandSpark has been measuring trust for 11 years, with robust studies in the United States and Canada. Continue reading

15Jan/24

What is the difference between the jews and Israel state?

January 15, 2024Politicsabraham joshua, Abraham Joshua Heschel, African American–Jewish relations, Arik Ascherman, David, Dennis Goldberg, Israel, Jews in the civil rights movement, Jr., Judaism, Martin Luther, Martin Luther King Jr, Ruth First, South Africa, United Statesadmin

Jan. 8, 2024 /Human interest/ — Jews have a long history of advocating for human rights around the world, including in the US Civil Rights movement and against apartheid in South Africa. This commitment stems from both religious and ethical principles within Judaism that emphasize justice, equality, and compassion for all. Continue reading →

09Jan/24

Freedom of thought is being threatened by states, big tech and even ourselves. Here’s what we can do to protect it

January 9, 2024SecurityAdrian Vermeule, Ahmed Shaheed, Athens, Auguste Rodin, Bertrand Russell, Censorship, China, Cognition, Creative Commons, Curtis Yarvin, E.M. Forster, Edward Snowden, Elon Musk, Free will, Freedom of thought, George Orwell, Greece, Historical negationism, Ireland, Jan Christoph Bublitz, Japan, Jeremy Corbyn, Jordan Peterson, Keith Stanovich, London, Mark Zuckerburg, Michel Foucault, Mind, Neuralink, Newspeak, Nick Land, Nineteen Eighty-Four, OpenAI, Persuasion, Philosophy of life, Pisistratus, Political terminology, Reason, Roman, Rome, Sam Altman, Sam Harris, SHUTTERSTOCK, Simon McCarthy-Jones, Solon, Steve, Thought, Thoughtcrime, United Kingdom, United States, Winston Smith, Woodrow Wilsonadmin

Simon McCarthy-Jones, Trinity College Dublin

The idea of free speech sparked into life 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece – in part because it served a politician’s interests. The ability to speak freely was seen as essential for the new Athenian democracy, which the politician Cleisthenes both introduced and benefited from.

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02Jan/24

2024: The year of democratic elections

January 2, 2024PoliticsAlgeria, Artificial intelligence, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Confidence tricks, Deception, Deepfake, Disinformation, Fact-checking, Fake news, Finland, Ghana, Hasina, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Internet manipulation and propaganda, Jair Bolsonaro, Liechtenstein, Lying, Media manipulation, Mexico, Misinformation, Pakistan, Propaganda techniques, Senegal, Social media, South Africa, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

Jan. 2, 2024 /Politics/ — 2024 is shaping up to be a bumper year for elections! Here are some noteworthy examples beyond the UK and USA: Continue reading →

12Dec/23

IDTechEx Summarized Regional Regulations for Mandating Driver Monitoring Systems

December 12, 2023TransportADAS, Advanced driver-assistance system, China, DMS, Driver monitoring system, Japan, United States, Vehicular automationadmin

Driver monitoring systems (DMS) have gained considerable momentum, driven by the escalating SAE autonomous driving levels and regulatory frameworks in key regions like the USA, Europe, China, Japan, and others. While DMS is not a novel concept, traditional DMS techniques typically rely on passive data sourced from advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), such as driving duration and lane-keeping. Although these conventional passive technologies offer simplicity and easy integration into vehicles, they are prone to generating false positives. Continue reading

05Dec/23

How conspiracy theories can affect the communities they attack – new research

December 5, 2023Human Interest9/11 conspiracy theories, Andrew McNeill, Antisemitic trope, Anxiety, Conspiracy theories, Conspiracy theories in the United States, Creative Commons, Daniel Jolley, International Jewish conspiracy, Jenny Paterson, New World Order, Newcastle, Pseudohistory, QAnon, SHUTTERSTOCK, United States, White genocide conspiracy theory, World governmentadmin

Daniel Jolley, University of Nottingham; Andrew McNeill, Northumbria University, Newcastle, and Jenny Paterson, Northumbria University, Newcastle

Scientists have learned a lot about why people believe in conspiracy theories and how they harm society over the past couple of decades. Yet little is known about how the groups targeted by conspiracy theories feel and behave.

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29Nov/23

The Zambian debt restructuring impasse has got the international community riled

November 29, 2023EconomyBankruptcy, China, Debt, Debt restructuring, Debt-trap diplomacy, Default, Economy of Zambia, Government debt, Insolvency, Paris Club, United States, Zambiaadmin

Nov. 29, 2023 /IEconomy/ — Zambia is a country in southern Africa that has been struggling with a heavy debt burden for many years. In 2020, the country became the first African nation to default on its sovereign debt during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an effort to get its finances back on track, Zambia has been seeking to restructure its debt with its creditors. Continue reading →