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- These satellite images show how humans made the Aral Sea almost . . .
The Aral Sea was once the world’s fourth-largest lake, but an irrigation project drained nearly all the water The consequences include the loss of a fishing industry, salt-laden dust affecting crops and human health, and an altered climate A dam has increased water levels in a small part of the lake called the North Aral
- How do we make decisions? | World Economic Forum
Aral’s research examines information diffusion in large networks, and analyzes how such diffusion affects behavior in society If there is a social influence on individual behavior, Aral contends, then population-scale behavior change will ebb and flow through our social networks
- Water scarcity in a warming climate: a story in four visuals
Water scarcity: The Aral Sea Wedged between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, this was once the world’s fourth-largest inland lake But the rivers that traditionally fed it were diverted for irrigation, and climate change has intensified local water scarcity
- Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 - The World Economic Forum
Geneva, Switzerland, 13 January 2025 – The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 report released today highlights the increasing complexity in the cyber landscape, which has significant implications for organizations and nations This complexity arises from the rapid growth of emerging technologies, prevailing geopolitical uncertainty, the evolution of threats
- False news travels faster than true stories on Twitter
Subsequently, after consultation with Aral — another of Vosoughi’s graduate advisors, who has studied social networks extensively — the three researchers decided to try the approach used in the new study: objectively identifying news stories as true or false, and charting their Twitter trajectories
- Deepfakes are here to stay and we should remain vigilant
Deepfakes didn't disrupt the 2024 elections as forecast, but organizations must remain vigilant and maintain awareness to protect their people and systems
- Cape Town almost ran out of water. Heres how it averted the crisis
Cape Town’s water crisis got so bad last year that there were competitions to see who could wash their shirts the least Restaurants and businesses were encouraging people not to flush after going to the toilet The city was just 90 days away from turning off the taps
- Where are the largest lakes in the world? | World Economic Forum
In the not so distant past, this harsh environment was actually the bed of one of the largest lakes in the world – the Aral Sea Shorelone of the Aral Sea as seen over the years Image: Philip Micklin (2016) For reasons both climatic and anthropogenic, the Aral Sea began receding in the 1960s
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