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On today's show: As we enter the home stretch before the November election, we explain how you can identify misinformation and disinformation, even when it might look like a reputable source; the U.S. Supreme Court term begins today, and following the contentious Roe v. Wade ruling last term, we discuss what to expect this fall; and 50 years ago, how a group of working-class Black men in Pittsburgh transformed emergency care.Today’s guests include: Kathleen Carley, computational social scientist and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, director of CMU’s Center for Informed Democracy and Social Cybersecurity, and director of the Center for Computational Analysis of Social and Organizational Systems; and David Harris, professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Law and WESA legal analyst.
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On today's program: Custody exchanges are being adapted for social distancing measures; why misinformation and disinformation spread in uncertain times;…
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The World Health Organization has declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, and also an “infodemic.” In fact, the WHO made the latter…
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The path to presidential victory runs directly through Pennsylvania. The state holds 20 electoral votes and Donald Trump’s 2016 win was decided by less…
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Kathleen Carley had dedicated her career to studying the spread of propaganda.“I myself have always been intrigued with how information moves between…