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Why fake news doesn't swing elections

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13 Dec 2016

Tony Greenham

Fake news doesn’t swing elections, but neither does ‘truth’. We have always filtered new information to fit our existing prejudices. The real danger to our democracy is not an absence of truth, but an absence of trust.
Health as a Social Movement - but what does that mean?

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26 Jul 2016

Nathalie Spencer

How can we create a social movement in health? In this 5 minute video, the RSA asked health and community leaders to help explain.
Smartphones make us dumb

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26 Sep 2013

Jonathan Schifferes

Did you see the one about Apple Maps mistakenly directing people to drive across the runway at an Alaskan Airport? The coverage provides an indication of how much we’ve outsourced our intelligence to our smartphones, and how we are likely to erode our own intelligence as a result.
Is social networking redefining identity?

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24 Jan 2013

When did you last send a tweet? What did your Facebook friends have to say about how they’re feeling this morning? How important are online networks to your sense of who you are? Chances are you’ll have something to say about at least one of these questions. For a majority of Britons, online persona and virtual networks are becoming increasingly definitional.