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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D.
@ittefaq.bsky.social
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Senior Research Scientist @harvardcchange.bsky.social Health Communication | Climate Communication | Science Communication | Artificial Intelligence | Host: @scitalkofficial.bsky.social https://muhammadittefaq.com/
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Human-Machine Communication @hmcjournal.bsky.social · 2d
How do college students in Pakistan view #AI—friend, threat, or something in between? 🇵🇰

A new study in HMC explores how students outside the West make sense of AI in learning and everyday life.

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Human-Machine Communication @hmcjournal.bsky.social · 2d
Surveying 435 students, Rauf Arif, @ittefaq.bsky.social, & Lamia Zia found strong optimism about AI’s creative and educational benefits, alongside concern about misinformation and job loss.
Their research reminds us that non-Western perspectives are vital to global conversations about AI’s future. 🌍
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Absolutely
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 6d
We are in the process of seeing billions of deaths and fossil fuels will keep receiving billions of dollars 💸. John Kerry got mad at Dr. Peter Kalmus during a COP.

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Why John Kerry Was Mad At NASA Climate Scientist? Billions Will Die Due to Climate Change
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Dr. Crystal A. Kolden @pyrogeog.bsky.social · 7d
Published today: our new paper showing a 44-year trend of increasing global wildfire disasters (fatalities and economic losses) due to climate change-induced extreme weather. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires
Climate change and land mismanagement are creating increasingly fire-prone built and natural environments. However, despite worsening fire seasons, evidence is lacking globally for trends in socially ...
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 10d
After drenching the Bahamas, Bermuda is the next land area that needs to be concerned with Imelda. The latest from @bhensonweather.bsky.social and I:
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Tropical Storm Imelda drenches the Bahamas » Yale Climate Connections
Imelda is expected to turn sharply east-northeastward on Tuesday and threaten Bermuda as a Cat 2 hurricane on Wednesday.
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 10d
My @researchgate.bsky.social profile
#research #health #climate #science #technology #communication
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Muhammad ITTEFAQ | Professor (Assistant) | PhD | James Madison University, Harrisonburg | JMU | School of Communication Studies | Research profile
Ittefaq's research examines the ways in which people consume and interact with information through new technologies, including how they interpret scientific messages, make decisions related to health ...
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Science Talk @scitalkofficial.bsky.social · 13d
Here is the promo of @ittefaq.bsky.social conversation with @climatehuman.bsky.social on climate change and
fascism, role of fossil fuel industry, politicians, and climate and media. Watch full episode on our YouTube.
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 14d
I would agree that democrats don’t care about climate change at all. They just pretend.
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Science Talk @scitalkofficial.bsky.social · 14d
President Obama made #climatechange worse. Democrats don’t care about climate change. Their hands are tied by their donors like #fossilfuel executives. @climatehuman.bsky.social
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Tim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social · 16d
"Why the biggest threat to net zero is right-wing misinformation"

#auspol #climatecrisis

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Why the biggest threat to net zero is right-wing misinformation
The social licence of renewables is being attacked by professional and heavily resourced networks with a vested interest in delaying the energy transition.
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 16d
The Guardian U.S. is hiring a Washington, DC-based Senior Science Investigative Reporter: workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/795/
The Guardian :: Senior Science Investigative Reporter
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 16d
As long as we’re all autism experts now, here’s an actual study showing links to air pollution and fossil fuel

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Air pollution linked with increased risk of autism in children | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Exposure to fine particulate air pollution has been linked with significantly increased risk of autism spectrum disorder in children, particularly if exposure occurs during the third trimester of preg...
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 16d
This lecture is about the rapid growth of #AI and #datacenters which is dramatically increasing electricity demand, driving up prices.
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Why Data Centers Are Driving Electricity Prices in the United States? | AI and Climate Change
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 17d
Artificial intelligence, data centers, energy cost and more. Why electricity bills are going up? #climatechange #energy #Artificialintelligence #datacenter

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Why Data Centers Are Driving Electricity Prices in the United States? | AI and Climate Change
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 17d
Thank you @harvardcchange.bsky.social for highlighting our recent research paper on climate misinformation.
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What makes us (unwittingly) share climate misinformation online? | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Climate change is one of the most important challenges facing our planet, yet social media platforms are filled with climate misinformation. When false or
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Harvard Chan C-CHANGE @harvardcchange.bsky.social · 17d
What makes us (unwittingly) share climate misinformation online?
👩‍🎓 professional expertise
✍️ message style
👍 bandwagon cues

A new study from @ittefaq.bsky.social shows how users decide whether to believe and share false climate info: https://loom.ly/PxnTxEs
What makes us (unwittingly) share climate misinformation online? | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Climate change is one of the most important challenges facing our planet, yet social media platforms are filled with climate misinformation. When false or
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 23d
"How did assaults on science become the norm — and what can we do? An insightful book explores attacks on science from a historical and a personal perspective." | Great review of #ScienceUnderSiege by @gretchentg.bsky.social for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How did assaults on science become the norm — and what can we do?
An insightful book explores attacks on science from a historical and a personal perspective.
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 23d
@yalee360.bsky.social @unep.org @sejorg.bsky.social @cssn.org @climateconnections.bsky.social
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Science Talk @scitalkofficial.bsky.social · 23d
This project seems promising. What you all think? @coveringclimatenow.org @climatenews.bsky.social
#climatechange #harvarduniversity
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 24d
#climatechange #pollution #Bangladesh
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Science Talk @scitalkofficial.bsky.social · 24d
Climate change #Bangladesh
Our interview with Mushfique Wadud
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What Industry is Responsible for Climate Change Bangladesh?
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 25d
How do Americans typically react when they hit a paywall on a news site?
1% pay
11% try to get the article for free
32% give up
53% look for info elsewhere
A Pew Research Center survey also asked anyone who said they ever come across paywalls what they typically do first when that happens. Just 1% say they pay for access when they come across an article that requires payment. The most common reaction is that people seek the information somewhere else (53%). About a third (32%) say they typically give up on accessing the information.
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Science Talk @scitalkofficial.bsky.social · 27d
@danmiller999.bsky.social and I discussed all things climate change.

Watch full episode on YouTube.

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"Climate Change is Much Worst Than What People Think It Is" I Interview with Dan Miller
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 27d
@danmiller999.bsky.social and I had a discussion on climate change. He raised very interesting points throughout the interview. I enjoyed the conversation and I hope you will do too.

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"Climate Change is Much Worst Than What People Think It Is" I Interview with Dan Miller
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Dan Miller @danmiller999.bsky.social · 27d
I enjoyed my Science Talk discussion with Muhammad Ittefaq on climate change:
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 27d
@danmiller999.bsky.social and I had a discussion on climate change. He raised very interesting points throughout the interview. I enjoyed the conversation and I hope you will do too.

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"Climate Change is Much Worst Than What People Think It Is" I Interview with Dan Miller
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 27d
@danmiller999.bsky.social and I had a discussion on climate change. He raised very interesting points throughout the interview. I enjoyed the conversation and I hope you will do too.

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"Climate Change is Much Worst Than What People Think It Is" I Interview with Dan Miller
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