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Research at the Data Science and AI Lab has been widely covered in the international media.
TikTok’s algorithm systematically skewed to the right during the 2024 US elections, Nature | 2026
TikTok’s algorithm favored Republican content in 2024 US elections, The Guardian | May 6, 2026
Study says that TikTok algorithm prioritized Republican content, The Herald Sun | May 6, 2026
TikTok ayudó a Trump a ganar las elecciones de 2024, El País | May 6, 2026
More than 40% of postdocs leave academia, study reveals, Nature | Jan 21, 2025
Postdoc publications ‘more important for career than PhD’, Times Higher Education | 2025
Postdocs Who Publish Hit Papers Are More Likely to Stay in Academia, The Scientist | 2025
More Than 40% of Postdocs Don’t Stay in Academia, Inside Higher Ed | Jan 23, 2025
Publishing during postdoc years tied to later academic career success, Phys.org | Jan 21, 2025
Static pay, shrinking prospects fuel neuroscience postdoc decline, the Transmitter | 31 Jan, 2025
Postdoc Publications Linked to Subsequent Academic Success, American Physical Society | 2025
TikTok’s algorithm exhibited pro-Republican bias during 2024 presidential race, PsyPost | 2025
Wie Tiktok im US-Wahlkampf die Republikaner unterstützt haben soll, DERSTANDARD | 2025
Vendor offering citations for purchase is latest bad actor in scholarly publishing, Science | 2024
The citation black market: schemes selling fake references alarm scientists, Nature | 2024
How easy is it to fudge your scientific rank? Meet Larry, the world’s most cited cat, Science | 2024
Concern over high self-publication rates among journal editors, Times Higher Education | 2023
Largest-ever study of journal editors highlights ‘self-publication’ and gender gap, Nature | 2023
ChatGPT Can Get Good Grades. What Should Educators Do About It? Scientific American | 2023
Counterintuitive Bias in YouTube’s Algorithm, American Council on Science & Health | 2023
YouTube’s recommendation system exhibits left-leaning bias, PsyPost | Sep 15, 2023
Students ‘double cheat’ to hide AI in their answers, The Times | Aug 24, 2023
ChatGPT gets better marks than students in some university courses New Scientist | Aug 24, 2023
記述式設問に対するChatGPTの答案は大学生の答案を上回ることもある, Nature Asia | 2023
AI can write better university assignments than students, The Independent | Aug 25, 2023
تشات جي بي تي" يشعل الجدل بين الطلاب والمعلمين, Nature Middle East | Sep 5, 2023
AI models 'achieve higher university grades than students', The National | Aug 24, 2023
AI can achieve better grades than university students with assignments, Daily Mail | 2023
Can ChatGPT Rival University Students in Academic Performance? Neuroscience News | 2023
ChatGPT can outperform university students at writing assignments, study finds, Phys.org | 2023
Groundbreaking research sheds light on trust dynamics of human-machine collectives, PsyPost | 2023
Racial inequalities in journals highlighted in giant study, Nature | Apr 28, 2023
Non-white scientists spend more time under review, University World News | April 4, 2023
Journals publish disproportionate number of papers by their editors, New Scientist | 2023
Self-publishing is common among academic-journal editors, Nature News & Views | 2023
Journal editors (mainly men) often self-publish, University World News | January 28, 2023
Examining equality among editors, Nature Middle East | January 17, 2023
Lightening the load to narrow the digital divide, Nature Middle East | January 13, 2023
Racial gap impedes publishing by non-white scientists, Science & Development Network | 2023
Racial Inequity in Key Publication Metrics, American Physical Society | Mar 30, 2023
Researchers find persistent gender gap among scientific editors, Khaleej Times | 2023
Significant inequalities affect non-white researchers when publishing their work, Physics World, 2023
New analysis offers insights into causes of persistent inequities affecting non-white scientists, Phys.org | 2023
Ethics, efficiency, and artificial intelligence, Boston Globe | January 30, 2020
People Don’t Learn to Trust Bots. Scientific American | February 1, 2020
Weaponised Disinformation Could Unleash City-Wide Blackouts, Science Alert | August 22, 2020
Hackers could take down the power grid, Fast Company | August 21, 2020
Human bias burdens bots. Nature Middle East | November 22, 2019
Can Artificial Intelligence Increase Our Morality? Psychology Today | December 9, 2019
Robots can work better with concealed identity: Survey. Khaleej Times | November 15, 2019
Bots Outperform Humans if They Impersonate Us. Scientific American | December 11, 2019
How do machines think? New Statesman | December 11, 2019
Cómo engañar al algoritmo y evitar que Facebook sepa a quién conoces. El País | Sep 19, 2019
These labs are remarkably diverse — here’s why they’re winning at science. Nature | June 6, 2018
Ethnic diversity boosts scientific impact. Physics World | March 21, 2018
How to Hide Within a Social Network. Motherboard | January 30, 2018