News tagged with social phenomenon
U-M researcher documents the undocumented border crossing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Jason De Leon, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, is collecting what has become the largest assemblage of migrant artifacts in the country.
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Jan 18, 2012 |
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Pressure forces teens to 'sext': Australian study
Teenagers are under pressure to send nude photos of themselves and other sexual images from their mobile phones as "sexting" becomes more widespread, new Australian research shows.
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Sep 30, 2011 |
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Study: Evolutionary past may determine how we choose leaders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why did Barack Obama win the US election and did the fact he is over six feet tall influence the voters? The authors of a paper published in Current Biology this month argue that due to 'a ...
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Oct 21, 2009 |
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New model for social marketing campaigns details why some information 'goes viral'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Marketers dream of finding ways to get something to "go viral" on the Internet. Indeed, viral marketing, whether it be through email, YouTube, Facebook or Twitter, has become the Holy Grail ...
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Does humor on the Internet mold political thinking?
Jokes are not merely a source of popular enjoyment and creativity; they also provide insights into how societies work and what people think. Humor is so powerful it can help shape geopolitical views worldwide, according to ...
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Mar 11, 2009 |
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