zeynep tufekci
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Artificial Intelligence Confronts a 'Reproducibility' Crisis
Machine-learning systems are black boxes even to the researchers that build them. That makes it hard for others to assess the results.
Hong Kong's leading pro-democracy activist is urging US lawmakers to stop exporting tear gas made in Pennsylvania to Hong Kong police
Images of the tear gas canisters have circulated on social media with labels revealing the weapons were manufactured in Homer City, Pennsylvania.
Existential Dread in the Animal Kingdom
A pigeon, a cheetah, a porcupine, and others ruminate on the nonhuman condition.
Exclusive: Reid Hoffman apologizes for role in Epstein-linked donations to MIT
"The abuse described by Jeffery Epstein’s survivors is abhorrent, horrific, and disgusting."
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zeynep tufekci
@EthanZ Say what? MIT MEDIA LAB GAVE EPSTEIN A REPLICA OF THE "DISOBEDIENCE" AWARD THEY GAVE TO #METOO LEADERS?!?! Artfully designed by a "star professor", no less. All so alien. I cannot imagine any of this happening with my colleagues at any point in my career. axios.com/reid-hoffman-j… pic.twitter.com/EimlNpzjRT
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YouTube adverts run next to fake cancer cure videos
The video site's algorithm promotes medical misinformation in a number of languages, the BBC finds.
Facebook Took Down A Fact-Check Of An Anti-Abortion Video After Republicans Complained
The fact-check was conducted by three doctors who determined an anti-abortion activist's claim that "abortion is never medically necessary" was false.
Molly Crabapple & Marwan Hisham: Syria in Ink | Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, Haverford College | Artsy
Past show featuring works by Molly Crabapple at Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, Haverford College Haverford , 370 Lancaster Avenue Mar 22nd – Apr 26th
《願榮光歸香港》管弦樂團及合唱團版 MV
致香港人： 我們是一群香港文化藝術工作者。 我們相信將音符凝聚，能譜成樂章。 將樂章傳頌，能凝聚眾人。 光復香港，時代革命。 《願榮光歸香港》 Glory be to thee, Hong Kong 曲：thomas dgx yhl 詞（中）：t, 眾連登仔 詞（英）：七劍浣春秋 編（原曲）：t, bp, clk...
BUSINESS MAVERICK OP-ED: Should we worry about income gaps within or between countries?
At the beginning of classes every autumn, I tease my students with the following question: Is it better to be poor in a rich country or rich in a poor country? The question typically invites considerable and inconclusive debate. But we can devise a...
Iran's 'blue girl' dies after setting herself on fire
She was on trial for entering a football stadium disguised as a man - a punishable offence in Iran.
Commerce Chief Threatened Firings at NOAA After Trump’s Hurricane Tweets, Sources Say
Wilbur L. Ross Jr. made the threat after the agency’s Alabama office contradicted the president’s claim that Hurricane Dorian might hit the state.
What if We Stopped Pretending the Climate Apocalypse Can Be Stopped?
To prepare for it, we need to admit that we can’t prevent it.
Source Hacking: Media Manipulation in Practice
Source Hacking details the techniques used by media manipulators to target journalists and other influential public figures to pick up falsehoods and unknowingly amplify them to the public.
Cheap US Labor Is Making the Tear Gas That’s Exported To Hong Kong
A BuzzFeed News investigation found low-paid American workers producing tear gas in potentially dangerous conditions. It's then shipped to Hong Kong where it's used against pro-democracy protesters.
Why ‘SIM Swapping’ Is a Growing Security Nightmare
Hackers have been targeting regular people and celebrities with the attack. Last week, it was used to hijack the Twitter account of Twitter’s C.E.O.
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