How social bots are influencing society and politics
From the 2020 U.S. Presidential election to the COVID-19 pandemic, social media bots have been found to sway public opinion on key global events. But how did we get here, and what rules are in place to protect democracy?
Does Predictive Policing Enforce Racial Bias?
As protests against racism and police brutality continue to sweep across the world, is predictive policing adding to the problem by enforcing bias?
Unconscious Bias: Do Newsrooms Struggle To Report On Race Issues?
Since the media rallied to cover the death of George Floyd, questions have been raised about diversity and unconscious bias in the news industry
What's Your Data Worth? It's Complicated
Some have called data the new oil - but it’s not like any other tradable resource on earth. So who really owns our personal data?
Urban Humans | South Africa of the future: securitised, surveilled, safe?
From space shortages to worsening climate change, cities are being forced to adapt at a pace never experienced before. How far can they push their limits, and make sure they leave no one behind?
Urban Humans | How dense can cities go?
From space shortages to worsening climate change, cities are being forced to adapt at a pace never experienced before. How far can they push their limits, and make sure they leave no one behind?
Somaliland: One land's quest to defuse a climate 'timebomb'
As Somaliland gets hotter and drier, tens of thousands of people are being forced off the land and into cities, creating a “timebomb” as unemployment soars. Can a race to stem this tide of climate migrants succeed - and can this be a lesson for other states vulnerable to climate change?
'We live in fear': Facing dry times, rural South Africans rethink water
As climate change and population growth bring more water scarcity, drought-hit villages are are adapting - but conflict over limited water is growing
City of Dry Lakes | Bangalore in 360
The Indian tech capital of Bangalore is paying a high price for years of rapid urbanisation: Taps that are running dry, as water shortages grow and expanses of the city rely on water delivered by tanker truck.
Land of Little Rain
The water in California's eastern Owens Valley has for a century flowed south to Los Angeles. But climate change and court decisions about indigenous water rights may force a rethink of how California uses and shares water.