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  • Misinformation's Limited Impact On The Midterms

    After two years of planning around how to respond to conspiracy theories and misinformation during the 2022 midterm election, officials in Maricopa County quickly sprung into action to communicate with the public about a printing error that caused some ballots to be rejected by voting machines. Social media analysis found that claims of fraud related to the machine malfunction gained far less traction than conspiracy theories about fraud in Maricopa County during the 2020 election.

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  • Election officials feared the worst. Here's why baseless claims haven't fueled chaos

    Ahead of the 2022 midterms, election officials across the country ramped up their social media efforts by leveraging strategies used by those who spread disinformation, with many local governments using templates created by the National Association of State Election Directors. Officials also used social media to quell rumors and conspiracy theories in the midst of the election, such as in Maricopa County, where quick online outreach about technical difficulties with voting machines resulted in less online speculation than the county experienced in 2020.

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  • Could foreign workers unlock America's tight labor market?

    The H2-B visa program in the United States allows employers to hire temporary foreign workers to do seasonal work for non-agricultural jobs when they cannot find American workers to take the available jobs.

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  • False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early

    Governments, companies, and nonprofits are using a strategy called "pre-bunking" to teach people the tactics and strategies behind misinformation so that they can recognize and scrutinize it when they see it online. After Twitter released several dozen pre-bunks about elections in the United States and Brazil, about 39 percent of users they surveyed said they were more confident that there wouldn't be election fraud, and about half said they were able to pause and question what they saw in online posts.

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  • Would you like a side of offshoring with that?

    To combat hiring issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, some restaurants have leaned on more innovative solutions, like hiring offshore workers to work remotely from other countries. These virtual cashier systems provide ease for employers while still providing customers with a real person to talk to.

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  • A New Jersey city achieved 0 traffic deaths in 4 years with quick, high impact ideas

    By implementing quick, high-impact solutions like improving sight lines at intersections and allowing pedestrians more time to cross the street at crosswalks, Hoboken hasn't seen a single traffic death in four years.

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  • Some bars are playing a major role in fighting monkeypox in the LGBTQ community

    A collaboration between the Department of Health and local gay bars is working to raise awareness of monkeypox within the LGBTQ+ community, as well as access to resources like vaccines and preventative measures. This collaborative effort has turned the bars into go-to resources for information on the monkeypox virus.

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  • Trying To Heal The Wounds Of Partition, 75 Years Later

    A virtual reality project uses 3-D videos to transport elderly survivors of the forced Partition of India and Pakistan to the ancestral homes they haven't seen in over 75 years. Since most survivors are unable to get a visa to return to their original homes, the immersive experience provides an opportunity to intimately experience footage of their villages and hear messages from current residents.

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  • A new way to pay for college

    Income share agreements provide students a new way to pay for college. They receive the money they need by agreeing to give the school a percentage of their future earnings for a set number of years after graduation.

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  • Wild Horses Could Keep Wildfire At Bay

    The nonprofit Wild Horse Fire Brigade wants to place wild horses in select wilderness areas of California to graze as a way to prevent wildfires.

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