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The UK is one of those countries, as demonstrated by news reports about a local branch of the Conservatives which urged activists to campaign by “weaponising fake news”. (File photo: Luis Cortés/Unsplash)
When we come across false information on social media, it is only natural to feel the need to call it out or argue with it. But my research suggests this might do more harm than good. It might seem counterintuitive, but the best way to react to fake news – and reduce its impact – may be to do nothing at all.
False information on social media is a big problem. A UK parliament committee said online misinformation was a threat to “the very fabric of our democracy”. It can exploit and exacerbate divisions in society. There are many examples of it leading to social unrest and inciting violence, for example in Myanmar and the United States.
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Scientists are investigating an intriguing radio wave emission from a nearby star for alien life.
The narrow beam of radio waves is being examined by astronomers on the Breakthrough Listen project (a project in search for evidence of life in space). The ‘signal’ was picked up during 30 hours of observations by the Parkes telescope in Australia between April and May last year. It appears to have come from Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the sun.
While similar blasts of radio waves have been attributed to human-made interferences, like satellites, the nature of the recent ‘signal’ has proven to be consistent with the movement of a planet, prompting scientists to look further.
In this on-going series of in conversations hear from leading individuals talk about how they use photography as artists, scientists, educators, publishers and curators. All our speakers are recent RPS Award recipients who have been recognised for their contribution to the medium. They are discussing their work with those who know them and their work.
Anna Fox HonFRPS in conversation with
Karen Knorr HonFRPS
Anna was awarded a RPS Honorary Fellowship in 2019
Anna Fox is Professor of Photography at The University College for the Creative Arts in Farnham, who leads the project ‘Fast Forward: Women in Photography’. She is one of the most acclaimed British photographers of the last thirty years. Working in colour, Fox first gained attention for