How Wikipedia Is Cultivating an Army of Fact Checkers to Battle Fake News
The online encyclopedia has been fact checking the Internet for more than 15 years. Now it wants to bring its skeptical eye to the masses.
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Can the Science of Popularity Help Create the Next Diverse Blockbuster Hit?
The author of Hit Makers: Why Things Become Popular argues that familiar formats and wide-reaching distribution channels are…
The British Farm Community That Made Its Own Internet
Lancashire was stuck with dial-up until a group of farmers (and a hairdresser) banded together to produce an…
How Honey Bees Helped the Internet
It took decades before a bee algorithm assisted engineers in making Web hosting services more efficient. By Rick…
Only 43 Percent of California’s Rural Residents Have Broadband Internet Access
Investing in broadband infrastructure for California’s farmers could potentially bring significant benefits to the the nation’s consumers and…
The Fight Over Municipal Internet
“Cities want to invest in more competition,” says the director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative. “But states,…
How Political Affiliation Determines Internet Access
Government officials around the world tend to ignore the Internet needs of political opponents and marginalized minority groups,…
The Unknowns of Donald Trump’s Internet Policy
The leaders of digital inclusion non-profits are scrambling to figure out what exactly they’ll be facing under a…
Meet the Professor Calling Out the Fake and Misleading News Sites Clogging Your Facebook Feed
She’s doing the Lord’s work — or Mark Zuckerberg’s, depending on whom you ask.
How Quantum Physics Will Keep the Internet Secure
Thanks to advances in photon manipulation, NASA scientists may have discovered the future to online security. By Rick…