22/05/12
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Inside the fight against Russia’s fake news empire

When facts are false, decisions are wrong, says editor and TED Fellow Olga Yurkova. To stop the spread of fake news, she and a group of journalists launched StopFake.org, which exposes biased or inaccurate reporting in order to rebuild the trust we’ve lost in our journalists, leaders and institutions. Learn more about the fight against misinformation as well as two critical ways we can ensure we’re not reading (or sharing) fake news.

  

 

 

 

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22/05/05
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Are we running out of clean water?

Despite water covering 71% of the planet’s surface, more than half the world’s population endures extreme water scarcity for at least one month a year. Current estimates predict that by 2040, up to 20 more countries could be experiencing water shortages. These statistics raise a startling question: is the Earth running out of clean water?

 

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22/04/29
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(Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

The new science of happiness needs some historical perspective

 

 

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22/04/24
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This Earth Day, We Could Be Helping the Environment—and Ukraine

Even as we watch the horrors daily inflicted on the Ukrainians, we have not been asked to change our daily habits in any way to be of help to them.

 

 

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22/04/14
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For E-Bike and E-Scooter Companies, Soaring Gas Prices Are a Double-Edged Sword

Businesses are experiencing booming sales as consumers turn to electric transit but their own rising costs for transportation and materials has been a drag on profits.

 

 

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