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Microplastic Alternative Wins WE Innovate Top Prize
A postgraduate student from Imperial College London has developed an algae-based alternative to harmful microplastics…
The Dangerous Trend that's Hurting the Health of Millions
In the medical world, “fake news” is far from new. False medical claims, from snake oil remedies to bogus cures for baldness, date back centuries…
Responsible Hospitality Network of Leading Hotel Companies Relaunches as the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, which brings together 14 of the world’s leading hotel companies, has launched with the renewed vision of responsible hospitality for a better world…
Facebook Fact-Checkers Spot Less Than 1% of Coronavirus-Related Fake News, Oxford Study Finds
A new study by the Oxford Internet Institute and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism reveals that coronavirus-related misinformation videos are primarily spread through social media…
Algorithm Predicts Onset of COVID-19 Symptoms from Data Collected by Wearable Smart Ring
The UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine has been awarded USD $5.1Million by the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium in partnership with the Department of Defense to expand a study called TemPredict…
Former Digital Adviser to David Beckham Joins OII
Traci Maddock, a Director at Merian Ventures, founded by Alexsis de Raadt St. James, has been appointed a Visiting Policy Fellow at The Oxford Internet Institute (OII), part of the University of Oxford…
Autistica Appoints First Openly Autistic Head of a Major Charity
Autistica, Europe’s leading independent funder of austism research founded in 2004 by philanthropist and female tech pioneer Dame Stephanie Shirley, has promoted James Cusack, director of science, to chief executive…
Hospitality’s Role in Community Resilience During the Coronavirus Crisis
With governments, communities and businesses taking action to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and support the welfare of their people, staff and customers, the hospitality industry is playing their part…
Hotels Use 28% Less Energy With Connected Lighting Systems
Hotels are big players when it comes to energy consumption, consistently ranking among the highest energy consumers of the tertiary building sector, which focuses on delivering services…
The (Over) Promise of the Mindfulness Revolution
Somewhere around 2010, the practice of mindfulness began an upward swing. In less than a decade, it has become the fastest-growing health trend in the United States…
The Social Media Giants are Becoming Digital Graveyards
Digitally stored information grows four times faster than the world economy, and the fact that this data glut includes millions of online ghosts is an increasing issue for the companies that house them…
‘Disinformation’ is the Word of the Year — and a Sign of What's to Come
Disinformation is as old as human conflict and it’s been chosen as the word of the year. In a recent report called the Global Disinformation Order, the Oxford Internet Institute identified organized social media campaigns in 70 nations…