Corporations directing our attention online more than we realize
Credit: Photo courtesy Harsh Taneja CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- We know how search engines can favor certain results and how social ...
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How Twitter takes votes away from Trump but not from Republicans
In the 2016 US presidential election, Twitter made independent voters less likely to vote for Donald Trump but did not ...
Researchers examine impact of digital information on COVID-19 decisions and behavior
Credit: Virginia Tech With the COVID-19 pandemic now a regular part of daily life, are people changing their COVID-related risk ...
Seeing no longer believing: the manipulation of online images
Online images are not always what they seem, especially on social mediaCredit: Dr T.J. Thomson, QUT's Digital Media Research Centre ...
Game ‘pre-bunks’ COVID-19 conspiracies as part of UK’s fight against fake news
Credit: Cambridge/UK Cabinet Office A new online game that puts players in the shoes of a purveyor of fake pandemic ...
Majority of Americans trust Biden to lead US healthcare system amid COVID-19 pandemic
Ability to manage the pandemic and reducing healthcare costs are equally important to Americans in determining their vote for presidentCredit: ...
Women are more concerned about COVID-19 than men, Dartmouth-Gallup study finds
Implications for workplace reopenings and 2020 electionCredit: Table provided by Deborah Jordan Brooks and Lydia Saad. A Dartmouth-Gallup study finds ...
Factors that increase or decrease suicidal behavior risk in adolescents
Credit: Image credit: Heni D. Windarwati An analysis of relevant studies published to date has identified certain risk factors associated ...
Detecting fake online photos, videos with a computerized brain
Nearly $1.2 million in grants will help University of Missouri researchers create an intelligent computer detection systemCredit: University of Missouri ...
Rapid 3D printing with visible light
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00929 3D printing has driven innovations in fields ranging from art to ...
A new research tool, NYU Ad Observatory, tracks political advertising on Facebook
NYU Ad Observatory, developed at NYU Tandon in association with GW's Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics, will increase social ...
Netflix – a zebra among horses: QUT researcher
Constantly evolving Netflix has changed the face of entertainment on a global scaleCredit: FlixPatrol Media studies expert Professor Amanda Lotz, ...
How screen time and green time may affect youth psychological outcomes
Credit: Oswald TK, et al (2020); PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0 Less screen time and more green time are associated ...
Social media information can predict a wide range of personality traits and attributes
Findings could bring new technologies to mental health diagnostics and personalized nudgesCredit: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) ...