👀 New study: Few see disinformation online - and the debate around it lacks support from science
Exposure to false information is concentrated among narrow extremist groups. Algorithms play less of a role than individual choices in exposure to extremist content. Social media has not been shown to be the main cause of polarization.
🦠 AI discovers nearly 1 million new antibiotics - progress in the fight against antibiotic resistance
Researchers used AI to analyze genetic data from tens of thousands of bacteria and other organisms. Nearly one million potential antibiotic compounds were identified, with 79% able to kill at least one microbe. AI has drastically accelerated the process.
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🌳 India's forests have steadily increased. 🚑 New Indian traffic safety model to save lives in poor countries. 🌼 A periodic table for flowering plants has been created – includes 9,500 species.
🚀 First crash-free test of Starship
Another successful test flight of Starship, and this time both parts of the rocket safely returned to Earth. Starship is not just a new cool rocket; it has the potential to transform humanity.
🏭 Has China’s CO2 emissions peaked? New stats suggest so
China’s CO2 emissions decreased by 3% in March. Solar and wind covered 90% of the growth in electricity consumption, reducing the share of fossil fuels in electricity production. With the rapid increase in EVs, structural changes are occurring, suggesting that emissions may have peaked in 2023.
📱 Ukrainian Qela organizes democracy activists with an app
Running a startup is hard. Running a startup in Ukraine is brutal. But that's what Tamara Tachynska is doing. With the Qela App, democracy activists and other communities can organize themselves.
💡 Warp News #236
🌳 India's forests have steadily increased. 🚑 New Indian traffic safety model to save lives in poor countries. 🌼 A periodic table for flowering plants has been created – includes 9,500 species.
🚑 New Indian traffic safety model to save lives in poor countries
Zero Fatality Corridor has reduced road fatalities by over 50 percent on specific stretches in India. The model is adapted to the conditions of low- and middle-income countries. The Indian government plans to expand the model to the country’s 15 most dangerous highways.
💡 22 fact-based optimistic news from May
🌍 We have passed "peak pollution". 👩⚕️ We are close to eradicating polio. 🧠 Neuralink's first patient can control a computer with his mind. 🚗 Waymo's robotaxi has now reached 50,000 paid trips per week. 🏭 Record reduction in emissions within the EU emissions trading system.