Porismita Borah

A new WSU-led study shows virtual reality technology may have the ability to bridge the gap between different ideologies and motivate people to show more generosity.

In the early pandemic, conspiracy theories that were shared the most on Twitter highlighted malicious purposes and secretive actions of supposed bad actors behind the crisis, according to an analysis of nearly 400,000 posts.

Tweet replies containing stereotypes and threats to the four congresswomen of color known as “The Squad” doubled after the former president’s 2019 tweet saying they should “go back” to their countries.

Vaccine hesitancy may be more attributed to partisan media exposure and pre‑existing attitudes rather than a lack of information about vaccine effectiveness, according to a WSU study.