What use do teenagers make of YouTube?
An article published in the journal Information, Communication & Society by Fernanda Pires, Carlos A. Scolari and Maria-José Masanet,examines teenagers' ...
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Nature documentaries increasingly talk about threats to nature, but still don’t show them
Credit: Laura Thomas-Walter Researchers from Bangor University, University of Kent, Newcastle University and University of Oxford coded the scripts from ...
Study explores how social movements can use virtual worlds
Online virtual worlds can help social movements raise awareness and create safe spaces for their members, according to a new ...
Brain structure determines individual differences regarding music sensitivity
Pleasure with musicCredit: Journal of Neuroscience The white matter structure in the brain reflects music sensitivity, according to a study ...
Making music from proteins (video)
Credit: Video Credit - American Chemical Society Composers string notes of different pitch and duration together to create music. Similarly, ...
Study finds alcohol and tobacco appear frequently in UK reality television
A new study in the Faculty of Public Health's Journal of Public Health finds that tobacco and alcohol usage are ...
Do video games drive obesity?
A chubby teen lolling on the sofa for hours on end, the game controller in one hand, a bag of ...
World Cultural Council has announced the winners of the 2019 Albert Einstein World Award of Science
Award ceremony to be held in Japan for first time hosted by the University of Tsukuba in the framework of ...
Behind the magic: Making moving photos a reality
Credit: University of Washington People moving in and out of photographs used to be reserved for the world of Harry ...
USC study: Exposure to videos of race-based violence online may be spurring mental-health issues
Research suggests that viewing viral videos of police shootings and detained immigrants is associated with depressive and PTSD symptoms in ...
The hidden secrets of creating a viral YouTube ad
New from the Journal of Marketing Researchers from the University of Southern California, University of Houston, and Uber Technologies, Inc. ...
New Stanford research examines how augmented reality affects people’s behavior
Credit: Mark Miller and Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction Lab As major technology firms race to roll out augmented reality products, ...
Research sheds light on UK’s new unsustainable viewing habits
A new study looks behind closed doors to reveal how UK viewing habits are shifting away from traditional broadcasting with ...
New study shows scientists who selfie garner more public trust
Credit: Scientific illustration by: Jen Burgess @isolinestudios BATON ROUGE - Many scientists today have embraced social media as tools to ...