Society

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Society

Spotify Trapped? The algorithm is not what’s keeping you from new music

Nick Garratt -
Accompanying the annual sharing of Spotify listening summaries are accusations that the algorithm holds users back from discovering new music
History

Huge social media accounts glorify ancient architecture, while whitewashing the past

Mark Horne -
Social media accounts dedicated to ancient architecture too often glorifying the building while ignoring the circumstances of its construction
Conspiracy Theories

Left-wing conspiracy theories and ‘missing’ votes in the wake of Trump’s election win

Dave Hahn -
In the wake of Trump's election win, conspiracy theories around a 'missing 15m' votes were easier for the left to accept than Harris simply losing
Media

“Grey content”: how mainstream journalism accidentally fueled Covid vaccine hesitancy

Carlos Orsi -
Journalists have a duty to inform their readers, but they also must ensure they present true information in ways that don't accidentally misinform
Skepticism

Everything you ever wanted to know about astrology – for free

Chris French -
The predictions of astrology have now been put to the empirical test (at least) a thousand times – the results fail to support astrology's validity
Politics

The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics

Aaron Rabinowitz -
In the recent US election, male voters overwhelmingly voted for Trump - because he offered them the illusion of meaning in a world where their position is uncertain
History

Faking the faking of fake news, 1910 style: the ‘death’ of film star Florence Lawrence

Andrew Shail -
Fake news is nothing new - film promoters have known for over a century that successfully selling a fake news story takes a degree of cunning
Science

Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement

Colin Brewer -
We shouldn't shy away from the fact that IUDs are abortifacients - embracing it could help highlight the hypocrisy of anti-abortionists
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