Too bad to be true
👵 Surprise! Life expectancy in the U.S. is still going up (despite what you've heard)
Contrary to widespread reports, life expectancy in the United States continues to show signs of improvement.
📱 Study: No impact of screen time on children's brain development
An extensive study on the relationship between digital screen engagement and childhood brain development goes against a widely held belief about the harmful effects of screen time on young minds.
👩💻 New studies: No negative mental health impact from internet and social media
Contrary to widespread concerns, recent studies suggest that the global adoption of internet has not led to negative psychological outcomes.
📲 Oxford researchers: Overblown fears about misinformation from AI
Generative AI like ChatGPT, Midjourney and DALL-E will “trigger the next misinformation nightmare." But so far, the evidence doesn't support this claim and there are good arguments as to why that won't change, writes three researchers.
🎮 Violent video games don't make children aggressive
Parents and moralists can relax. Violent video and computer games do not make children aggressive, as demonstrated by three studies.
🚢 Nope, there's no indication that electric cars caused the ship fire
Many media outlets reported at the end of July about a major fire on a ship with 500 electric cars on board. They speculated and in some cases claimed that the electric cars were the cause of the fire. Now, as the ship is inspected, it turns out that the electric cars were unharmed.
❌ No, 50% of AI researchers don't believe there is a 10% risk that AI will kill us
It is taken from a survey where the question many refer to had a response rate of 4 percent.
🐯 Investigation: There is no sixth mass extinction going on
"We are entering a sixth mass extinction," says Paul Ehrlich in an interview with Warp News. He is not alone in believing this. But our investigation shows that is wrong. However, there is no shortage of problems with species extinction. But, by and large, we have now learned to manage them.
🔎 This is why we investigate the sixth mass extinction
Don't we care about animals going extinct? Doesn't this investigation risk causing people to stop caring about animal extinction? Warp News' editor-in-chief responds to why we are investigating the sixth mass extinction.