The "Cost of Beauty," a short video recently released by global beauty brand Dove, highlights the damaging effects of social media on young women's body image and self esteem. It forms part of a wider campaign that raises ...
Social Sciences
May 15, 2023
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Once trusted faces on the news, meteorologists now brave threats, insults and slander online from conspiracy theorists and climate change deniers who accuse them of faking or even fixing the weather.
Environment
May 13, 2023
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Imagine you could travel to only 1% of the city where you live—areas that were easily accessible to other residents.
Social Sciences
May 10, 2023
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A team of researchers from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) and Central European University (CEU) created more-detailed poverty maps using computational tools that bring together survey information, and data and images provided ...
Economics & Business
May 2, 2023
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Automation, once hidden behind closed doors in factories, is increasingly moving into public view. Customers can pay for groceries or clothing at a self-checkout machine, order fast food from a touchscreen kiosk or even pickup ...
Economics & Business
Apr 26, 2023
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A first of its kind study into global Twitter activity during heat waves has revealed why social media should be leveraged to spread information about extreme temperatures.
Environment
Apr 24, 2023
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A linguistic arms race is raging online—and it isn't clear who's winning.
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2023
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Facebook users were more likely to read fake news about the 2020 U.S. presidential election than users of Twitter and other social media websites, a Washington State University-led analysis found.
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2023
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The experience of the jihadist terrorist attacks that plagued Western Europe between 2015 and 2017 shows that perceived threats from ethnic and religious minorities affect the tone of public discourse about immigration and ...
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2023
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A University of the Sunshine Coast researcher has called for social media users to carefully evaluate any nutritional information shared through popular 'What I Eat in a Day' videos.
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2023
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