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Prof. Xiao-Liang Shen

Can Anti-Rumor Campaigns Foster Positive Behavioral Change?

In an age where social media is pervasive and misinformation is rampant, maintaining a healthy online environment is crucial for curbing the spread of unverified rumors. Social media platforms often employ anti-rumor campaigns to foster a positive public atmosphere. However, a fundamental question remains: can these initiatives truly resonate with the public and prompt positive behavioral change? Do such campaigns have the power to influence people’s thoughts and actions in their daily lives?

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Irene Lopatovska

Take Care of Yourself

Studies show an increase in pandemic and post-pandemic burnout caused by transition to new teaching or research modes, increased emotional labor required to support students, colleagues and families, uncertain work conditions, unbalanced research, teaching and service expectations, and other factors (Dali et al., 2023; Douglas et al., 2022; Harris, et al., 2024; McClure & Fryar, 2022). During the recent iConference’24, we organized a panel to share faculty’s post-pandemic experiences and identify strategies for improving faculty mental health and well-being.

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Rebekah Willson

Fail Club: Reflections on What Happens When Research Does Not Go To Plan

Failure in research remains a taboo topic for many academics and students. The pressure to be the perfect researcher can make discussing failure with peers and mentors extremely difficult, if not impossible. Academic publishing – not unreasonably – tends to favor the publication of “successful” research. The resulting culture of silence around failure often extends beyond complete failures, leading to the avoidance of discussing what did not go well or what could have gone better in any meaningful way. What opportunities are being missed by not having conversations about failure? 

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Boris Menin

Navigating Uncertainty: The Finite Information Quantity Approach to Objective Model Selection in Physics

Accurate measurements of physical processes are essential for scientific research and technological advancement. From subatomic particles to celestial bodies, precise measurements underpin our understanding of the universe and drive innovation. However, selecting the right mathematical model to interpret experimental data can be challenging due to the complexities of real-world phenomena. Traditional model selection methods often rely on researcher intuition and experience, leading to subjectivity and potential biases. In this article, we explore the Finite Information Quantity (FIQ) approach—a novel solution that addresses these limitations.

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Lubna Daraz

Deadly Fiction versus Living Facts: Tackling the Covid-19 Information Virus

The COVID-19 pandemic has tragically claimed the lives of over 7 million people globally. This toll has been exacerbated by widespread suspicions information regarding the origins and transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, leading to the proliferation of false beliefs and conspiracy theories. The dissemination of misinformation and disinformation (MIDI) has further fueled this phenomenon throughout the pandemic.

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Najeem Olawale Adelakun

Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Information Retrieval Systems

The study aims to comprehensively explore the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on information retrieval systems, analysing the evolution, challenges, and future directions. It explores the role of AI in enhancing search relevance, user experience, and ethical considerations in information retrieval contexts. The findings highlight AI’s transformative capabilities in enhancing relevance, personalisation, and semantic understanding within information retrieval systems. Ethical considerations, such as bias mitigation and data privacy, are also addressed.

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Andrej Zwitter

Cybernetic Governance

As rapid technological advancements blur the boundaries between digital and physical worlds, balancing innovation with ethical standards becomes the greatest challenge. The new paradigm of “cybernetic governance” promises innovative regulatory strategies but also raises questions about control and individual freedoms. The article “Cybernetic Governance: Implications of Technology Convergence on Governance Convergence,” explores the pressing need for governance frameworks to adapt in the face of rapid technological advancements.

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Claudio Gnoli

A World of Informed Systems

We use to think of information as the content of documents and media. But contemporary physicists and philosophers are also suggesting a generalized meaning of information as any “difference that makes a difference.” In this view, absolute information simply is the fact that things are as they are, instead of being different: elephants are grey rather than red, the Eiffel Tower is squared rather than round, and so on. Such informational perspective may help us understand important aspects in the overall structure of the world, that philosophers try to describe in the sub-discipline called ontology. One such structural aspect is the existence of several major levels of reality, including matter, life, mind and culture.

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