In the age of misinformation, conspiracy theories can have far-reaching consequences for individuals and society. Social and emotional experiences throughout the life course, such as loneliness, may be associated with a tendency to hold conspiracist worldviews […] We show that people reporting high levels of loneliness in adolescence, and those who experience increasing loneliness over the life course, are more likely to endorse conspiracy worldviews in midlife. - Nature
People: Loneliness in midlife can lead to conspiracy beliefs (according to Nature). Family sues NASA. Fast loss of home insurance due to climate change. Single-parents coliving. French syndics - greener. User-proof designs.
Society: Do US presidents have broad immunity? US students views on the world (PDF). College grads unemployment.
Rabbit hole: Cities’ dark matter: nature based solutions, investing in trees, smart commons…
Tech: More facial recognition in airport. Drone police in the US. Arcade cabinets. Cooling buildings with a thin fabric.
AI: Consultant’s interest in AI, and AI wonky consultants.. Banking jobs are displaced. AI concierges dates to test people’s compatibility. AIpple. LLM implementation uses 2% of usual power needs on billion-parameters models.
