Ten years on, search auto-complete still suggests slander and disinformation | AlgorithmWatch
By Nicolas Kayser-Bril • kayser-bril@algorithmwatch.org • GPG Key After a decade and a string of legal actions, an AlgorithmWatch experiment...
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Much progress to be made on gender equality and climate action – EDJ News
Sustainable development is still far from being a reality, when it comes to women’s rights and climate in Europe. The...
Undress or fail: Instagram’s algorithm strong-arms users into showing skin | AlgorithmWatch
By Judith Duportail, Nicolas Kayser-Bril, Kira Schacht and Édouard Richard, in partnership with the European Data Journalism Network. An exclusive...
Can AI mitigate the climate crisis? Not really | AlgorithmWatch
By Nicolas Kayser-Bril • kayser-bril@algorithmwatch.org • GPG Key This story is part of AlgorithmWatch’s upcoming report Automating Society 2020, to...
Air France’s promise to nix domestic flights: Not good enough for the environment – EDJ News
Announced as a quid pro quo for the €7 billion granted by the French state, Air France’s commitment involves “reducing flights on...
Portugal: Automated verification of prescriptions helped crack down on medical fraud | AlgorithmWatch
By Paula Simoes This story is part of AlgorithmWatch’s upcoming report Automating Society 2020, to be published later this year....
Beach erosion puts European seaside holidays at risk – EDJ News
This summer, due to social distancing and other measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, access to Europe’s beaches is...
Swiss police automated crime predictions but has little to show for it | AlgorithmWatch
By Nicolas Kayser-Bril • kayser-bril@algorithmwatch.org • GPG Key A review of 3 automated systems in use by the Swiss police...
Diagnose schizophrenia possible with brain ‘signature’
People with schizophrenia and their healthy siblings share patterns of brain activity that are different from those seen in individuals...
Traditional bamboo cultivation system in the Republic of Korea earns a place on global agricultural heritage sites
Damyang Bamboo Field Agriculture System won recognition for its unique multilayered bamboo forestry with agricultural biodiversity and landscape preservation. 26...
How the Federal Reserve literally makes money
Author: William J. Luther, Florida Atlantic University The Federal Reserve has vowed to provide up to US$2.3 trillion in lending...
High Doses of Ketamine Can Temporarily Switch Off the Brain
Researchers have identified two brain phenomena that may explain some of the side-effects of ketamine. Their measurements of the brain waves...