\u2014Mike Rothschild is a journalist and an skilled on the expansion and affect of conspiracy theories and disinformation.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s one thing of a well-recognized cycle by now: Tragedy hits; rampant misinformation and conspiracy theories comply with. It\u2019s usually much more acute within the case of a pure catastrophe, when conspiracy theories about what \u201cactually\u201d prompted the calamity run proper into culture-war-driven local weather change denialism. Put collectively, these theories obscure actual causes whereas elevating faux ones.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve studied these concepts extensively, having spent the final 10 years writing about conspiracy theories and disinformation as a journalist and researcher. I\u2019ve lined every part from the rise of QAnon as to if Donald Trump faked his assassination try. I\u2019ve written three books, testified to Congress, and even written a report for the January sixth Committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, I\u2019d by no means lived it. Not till my home in Altadena, California, burned down. Learn the complete story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This story is a part of MIT Expertise Evaluation\u2019s collection \u201cThe New Conspiracy Age,\u201d on how the current increase in conspiracy theories is reshaping science and expertise. Take a look at <\/strong>the remainder of the collection right here<\/strong><\/a>. It\u2019s additionally featured on this week\u2019s MIT Expertise Evaluation Narrated podcast, which we publish every week on <\/strong>Spotify<\/strong><\/a> and <\/strong>Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you happen to\u2019d like to listen to extra from Mike, he\u2019ll be becoming a member of our options editor Amanda Silverman and govt editor Niall Firth for a subscriber-exclusive Roundtable dialog exploring how we will survive within the age of conspiracies. It\u2019s at 1pm ET on Thursday November 20\u2014<\/strong>register now to affix us<\/strong><\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This startup thinks slime mildew might help us design higher cities<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s a yellow blob with no mind, but some researchers imagine a curious organism referred to as slime mildew might assist us construct extra resilient cities.<\/p>\n

People have been constructing cities for six,000 years, however slime mildew has been round for 600 million. The group behind a brand new startup known as Mireta desires to translate the organism\u2019s organic superpowers into algorithms that may assist enhance transit occasions, alleviate congestion, and reduce climate-related disruptions in cities worldwide. Learn the complete story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Elissaveta M. Brandon<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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