Every galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center, much like every egg has a yolk. But sometimes, hens lay eggs with two yolks. In a similar way, astrophysicists like us[1] who study supermassive black holes[2] expect to find binary systems – two supermassive black holes orbiting each other[3] – at the hearts of some galaxies.
Bluesky isn’t the ‘new Twitter,’ but its resemblance to the old one is drawing millions of new users
What would you say at Twitter’s funeral?
That’s the question my collaborators and I asked over 1,000 people on social media as part of a broader research project on Twitter migration[1]. Responses ranged from the profane to the poetic, but one common theme was that despite its significant flaws, Twitter at its best was truly great …...
How right-wing media is like improv theater
If you’ve ever wondered how the right-wing media ecosystem operates and why it’s effective, try viewing it as a form of improvisational theater or improv.
In the wake of the 2024 U.S. elections, everyday people and political pundits alike have been trying to make sense of the results and the related observation that many Americans seem...
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AI was everywhere in 2024’s elections, but deepfakes and misinformation were only part of the picture
It’s been the biggest year[1] for elections in human history: 2024 is a “super-cycle[2]” year in which 3.7 billion eligible voters in 72 countries had the chance to go the polls. These are also the first AI elections[3], where many feared that deepfakes and artificial intelligence-generated misinformation would overwhelm the democratic...