Online hate speech could be contained like a computer virus, say Cambridge researchers
Credit: Stefanie Ullman The spread of hate speech via social media could be tackled using the same "quarantine" approach deployed ...
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Justified and unjustified movie violence evokes different brain responses, study finds
Justified violence in PG-13 films is seen as more acceptableCredit: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience/Annenberg Public Policy Center The gun violence ...
Mason scientist develops game to arm users against climate change ‘fake news’
New game builds resilience against misinformation; 'inoculates' users against fake news on climate change; gamifies critical thinkingCredit: John Cook, Cranky ...
Survey: Most teenagers in legalized states see marijuana marketing on social media
UMass Amherst researcher says more restrictions needed to protect youthCredit: UMass Amherst Despite restrictions on paid advertising cannabis on social ...
Philadelphia had 46 neighborhood mass shootings over 10 years, Temple-led team finds
Researchers defined mass shootings based on time, location, and number of victims; examined media coverageCredit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, ...
The smell of old books could help preserve them
Credit: Adapted from ACS Sensors 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01279 Old books give off a complex mélange of odors, ranging from pleasant ...
What Reddit’s basketball fans can tell us about online discourse
Credit: Zhang et al. 2019 Basketball season kicked off last month and with it comes the return of the most ...
The secrets behind a creepy photographic technique
Credit: Adapted from Analytical Chemistry 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03205 In the 1960s, a French artist named Jean-Pierre Sudre began experimenting with ...
Drones help map Iceland’s disappearing glaciers
A new 3D process which involves old aerial photos and modern-day drone photography has shed light on accelerated ice loss ...
Evidence of humans, not ‘bots,’ key to uncovering disinformation campaigns
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Political disinformation campaigns on social media threaten to sway political outcomes, ...
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' ...
Use of social media is taking place both online and offline
Credit: Lovisa Sköld Social media has changed how people interact. However, social media use is neither static or specifically linked ...
Society is rejecting facts; medical researchers can help
Credit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University One study says coffee is good for you, while another study says that it's ...
Dictators’ love-hate relationship with digital communication technology
Credit: University of Konstanz Modern protest movements, from the Arab Spring to Fridays for Future to the current protests in ...