An example of how knowledge from the Global South can help the COVID-19 response
Many older people live alone, and have health conditions that increase their vulnerability to COVID-19. Knowledge from the Global South can help with this.
Author: Bruce Boyes
Are you an unwitting mercenary in the dirty Facebook disinformation wars?
There’s clear evidence of global disinformation warfare, and the uncomfortable truth is that those who share this disinformation are holding the internet equivalent of a smoking gun.
Wearing an adversarial patch can fool automated security cameras [Top 100 journal articles of 2019]
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The fact that AI systems can be so easily fooled highlights that knowledge managers need to consider not just the benefits of AI, but to also thoroughly examine and address the potential risks and disbenefits.
Radicalisation pathways and YouTube’s recommendation algorithms [Top 100 journal articles of 2019]
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People need to take more responsibility for their information environment, and the knowledge management community can help to lead society in this direction.
The mental trick that makes it seem like subsequent generations are in decline [Top 100 journal articles of 2019]
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Two mechanisms contribute to humanity’s perennial tendency to denigrate kids. Cognitive biases such as these need to be a consideration in knowledge management (KM).
The vital knowledge missing from Australia’s bushfire crisis debates: Part 2 – The popular narrative and the unpopular scientific knowledge
The diverse views in regard to hazard reduction burning all have their foundation in a popular narrative, but the unpopular scientific knowledge tells a different story.
Changing demographics of scientific careers: The rise of the temporary workforce [Top 100 journal articles of 2019]
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Now is the ideal time for the knowledge management (KM) community to develop university research systems that are both academically mature and facilitate sustainable career paths for KM scholars.
Knowledge management in 2019: the year in review
Let’s take a look back at some of the highlights from 2019 for RealKM Magazine and the knowledge management community.
How much fake news is really shared on Facebook, and who shares it? [Top 100 journal articles of 2019]
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The findings of a study of fake news sharing on Facebook have implications for knowledge sharing in organisations, and for how we address the problem of fake news.
The vital knowledge missing from Australia’s bushfire crisis debates: Part 1 – What can climate history tell us?
Important published research and historical evidence in regard to climate history and the role of fire in the Australian landscape have been missing from the bushfire crisis debates.