Essay: Three reasons why disinformation is so pervasive and what we can do about it
In an article first published on The Conversation, Australian academics MATHIEU O’NEILL and MICHAEL JENSEN look at the growing problem of disinformation…
Essay: Seven ways to save lives on the frontline of the climate crisis
In an article first published on The Conversation, the University of Manchester’s STEPHANIE SODERO, BERTRAND TAITHE and RAM VADI outline seven “critical changes to mitigate the impacts of climate change on human health in vulnerable regions of the world”…
Essay: Leadership for the post-COVID age – building human-centric cultures
Writing from London, MAL FLETCHER reflects on what the post-pandemic world may look like and the opportunities to rethink values and ethics that it presents…
Essay: The pandemic isn’t over, and misinformation can still be deadly
In an article first published on Religion News Service, MYAL GREENE, senior vice president of international programs with US-based humanitarian organisation World Relief, looks at the key role countering misinformation plays in combatting outbreaks like the coronavirus pandemic…
Facebook, Twitter, Google to report monthly on fake news fight, EU says
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Facebook, Google and Twitter should provide monthly reports on their fight against disinformation, two senior EU officials said on Wednesday as they called out Russia and China for their roles in the spread of fake news. The comments by EU foreign policy head Josep Borrell and the European Commission’s Vice President for values […]
GENESIS AND INFORMATION
If you haven’t read Genesis, you are missing out on a huge chunk of our cultural foundation. Why not take a look? God created the universe with words – information, coded data, says Paul Clark. PICTURE: Markus Spiske/Unsplash. One of the profound things the book of Genesis tells us, against all other accounts, is that God […]