NIH launches a redesigned website on Monday that sorts its information into eight topic hubs, grants among them, instead of by its 27 institutes. Old sites stay up until redirects are in place, so grant seekers will meet the harder test later, as those sites close.
Reality
- Evidence55
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+15
- Incentives45
- Confidence55
Kathleen Bawn and five co-authors watched the open-seat House nominations of one election cycle from inside the districts, and found organized groups vetting candidates for reliability on their own agenda before any ballot was printed.
Reality
- Evidence62
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+12
- Incentives58
- Confidence55
The Annenberg Public Policy Center surveyed 1,904 adults in early August and found the health-attribution figure level with 2024 and 2025, while knowledge of where to find a cooling center sat where it did a year ago.
Reality
- Evidence60
- Adoption42
- Hype gap+15
- Incentives40
- Confidence55
The share naming all three branches of government held at 65%, the same figure as 2024, and the one item that moved significantly in the 1,034-person sample was freedom of speech, cited by 73% after 79% a year earlier.
Reality
- Evidence70
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+12
- Incentives60
- Confidence62
Outside money in Alex Bores' House primary topped $40 million, and the largest disclosed sum, Anthropic's $20 million, funded a PAC in his corner. He lost anyway, and his new nonprofit starts with $10 million.
Reality
- Evidence46
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+20
- Incentives74
- Confidence50
The governor who announced a $40bn Google buildout now wants grid-connection audits and full infrastructure charges. Community consent has become a line item in the schedule.
Reality
- Evidence58
- Adoption66
- Hype gap+14
- Incentives74
- Confidence57
Annenberg finds 70% of Republicans and 69% of Democrats favor banning the herbicide, while most respondents say they have heard little about it. A one-point party gap is not a gap at all.
Reality
- Evidence58
- Adoption22
- Hype gap+18
- Incentives55
- Confidence62
Talent managers are repricing AI brand deals to cover audience backlash, and some are refusing them outright. Reach is no longer the only line item.
Reality
- Evidence38
- Adoption42
- Hype gap+24
- Incentives66
- Confidence44