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Polarization and echo chambers in Reddit’s political discourse

Online social media have become important arenas for political debate, with election periods amplifying ideological engagement. Polarization and echo chamber effects were shown to be important for platforms like Twitter or Facebook but less for others like Reddit. Here we challen...

A large-language-model framework for automated humanitarian situation reporting

Timely and accurate situational reports are essential for humanitarian decision-making, yet current workflows remain largely manual, resource intensive, and inconsistent. We present a fully automated framework that uses large language models (LLMs) to transform heterogeneous huma...

Misperceptions of charismatic species' conservation status: Zoo visits and virtual exposure shape perceptions of extinction risk

Abstract Biodiversity loss is accelerating globally, yet species are not equally affected, and public perceptions of extinction risk often diverge from scientific assessments. Understanding what shapes public perceptions is critical for effective conservation communication, parti...