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Mean truth ratings by number of times viewed, with mixed-effects linear regression predictions. The x-axis indicates the total number of times an item was seen in the experiment, regardless of its exact presentation schedule. The number of views includes all exposures to a headline—including exposure to the headline during the final rating phase. Dots indicate mean truth ratings. Error bars indicate standard errors of the mean. The black line indicates…

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Monday said the country’s daily consumption of petrol has drastically reduced following the removal of subsidy by the Federal Government. The daily consumption figure now stands at 46.38 million litres, down from the 65 million litres per day before the cut in subsidy. The Chief Executive, NMDPRA, Ahmed Farouk, disclosed this during a stakeholders meeting with oil and gas downstream operators in Lagos. He said that the figure…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People make better and less biased judgments about misinformation after searching the internet for corroborating evidence, according to a new University of Michigan study. If members of a large panel of people, described as lay raters or crowdworkers, each were to make independent judgments after…

After adding Zomato to his India long-only portfolio a month ago, Jefferies’ Christopher Wood has gone a step further by increasing investment in the online food delivery aggregator.“The investment in Zomato in the India long-only portfolio will be increased by one percentage point by shaving the investment in Oil & Natural Gas Corp,” the global equity strategist said in his weekly Greed & Fear newsletter.In late May, Wood had picked Zomato for his India long-only portfolio and assigned a weight of 4%. On the…

Bempedoic acid, a cholesterol-lowering drug, has shown positive results in a large trial, reducing major adverse cardiovascular events by 13% in patients unable to tolerate statins. The study highlights the drug’s potential to offer a beneficial alternative for those unable to use first-line statin treatments, although its cholesterol-lowering effect is not as potent.Drug lowers LDL cholesterol and reduces the risk of serious cardiovascular outcomes in a large trial.The cholesterol-lowering drug bempedoic <span…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reduces uncertainty in future climate change linked to the stratosphere, with important implications for life on Earth. Man-made climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing us today, but uncertainty in the exact magnitude of…

After the de facto decriminalization of low-level drug offenses in Baltimore, MD in April 2020, there was a significant reduction in low-level, drug-related arrests overall, with the vast majority (82%) of the decline occurring in the Black community. Yet significant racial disparities still persist. Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine De facto decriminalization of drug possession may be a good first step in…

Popular EV makers such as Ola Electric, Ather Energy and TVS have announced a hike in the prices of their products after the Central Government tightened the FAME II subsidy norms. Hop Electric announced a price cut across its range of EVsThe Hop Leo electric scooter is available in a high-speed and a low-speed variant both of which have become more affordable.  The Hop Leo electric scooter in its low-speed variant now costs Rs 84,000 while the high-speed variant now sells for Rs 97,500. The Hop Lyf electric scooter has…

The world’s most dangerous cities by homicide rate, 2019. Credit: Nature Human Behaviour (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01600-1 The debate around deploying armed forces for domestic policing operations in high-crime areas is often framed as a tradeoff between preserving public safety and maintaining civil liberties. Proponents argue that military policing reduces crime, while detractors claim it leads to more human rights…

Destiny 2 update 7.1.0.1 comes with a number of simple bug fixes and the arrival of a promised reduction in weapon swap delay. A free Marathon themed goodie is also available for Destiny 2 players.The biggest practical change is that weapon swap delay has been reduced from two seconds to less than one second. In May, Bungie implemented the weapon swap delay to combat a damage-boosting exploit. With the two-second delay in place, Bungie promised that the delay would be reduced in a future update. That day…