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How to talk with people you don’t agree with this election year

9月. 26, 2024

We’ve all been there: You’re talking to someone—maybe a relative or a neighbor—about politics. 你的脸变得通红. Your hands start to shake. You can’t believe anyone could possibly be so thickheaded. 马修Koschmann, associate professor in the Department of Communication at CU Boulder, knows all about those difficult kinds...

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After a suicide, more loved ones are seeking support online. 它是有益的还是有害的?

9月. 24, 2024

New CU Boulder research suggests that while bereavement support spaces like Reddit can be therapeutic, they can potentially traumatize users.

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AI images abound this election cycle. Here’s how you can tell fact from fiction

8月. 29, 2024

在选举年, experts from CU Boulder weigh in on strategies you can take to distinguish real and fake images online—and how to talk to friends and family spreading misinformation.

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Inside the rise and fall of one of the world’s most powerful writing groups

2024年6月6日

In its bankruptcy filing, the Romance Writers of America blamed “disputes concerning diversity, equity and inclusion” for its membership declining by an astounding 80%. Read from CU expert Christine Larson on The Conversation.

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AI chatbots are intruding into online communities where people are trying to connect with other humans

2024年5月22日

People participate in online communities to share experiences and sympathy. AI chatbots that join the conversation can only pretend to offer either. Read from CU expert Casey Fiesler on The Conversation.

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We’re drowning in single-use plastics. Here’s why and what we can do about it

2024年4月18日

Just in time for Earth Day, CU Boulder Professor Phaedra Pezzullo discusses her new book “Beyond Straw Man,” on the online and offline controversies regarding the global social movement to ban plastics.

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As the US government and record labels go after TikTok, musicians get the squeeze

2024年3月18日

TikTok has become a beacon in an otherwise dismal digital streaming landscape, and while musicians increasingly need TikTok, TikTok也需要音乐. 阅读更多 from CU expert Ediz Ozelkan on The Conversation.

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‘No girls allowed’: What the Taylor Swift backlash says about football and politics

2月. 8, 2024

今年, the pop megastar has become a regular at Kansas City Chiefs NFL games, but not everyone is happy about seeing her on screen. CU Boulder’s Jamie Skerski gives her take on why Swift is facing such a backlash, and how it reflects a boys-only culture in the world of football.

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From hydrogen power and hypersonics to gene editing: CU faculty to share breakthroughs at AAAS conference

2月. 8, 2024

Hundreds of scientists and journalists will flock to the Colorado Convention Center 2月. 15 to 17 to hear from the world’s leading scientists at the American association for the Advancement of 科学 (AAAS) annual meeting.

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How to protect your data privacy

1月. 25, 2024

You probably know, you’re being tracked online, but what can you do about it? CU Boulder digital media expert Nathan Schneider provides steps you can take and explains why you can’t go it alone. 阅读更多 on The Conversation.

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