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News tagged with youtube
Researchers study YouTube videos to learn more about how wild elephants react to death
A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science, has analyzed YouTube videos captured by amateur elephant enthusiasts to learn more about how the animals respond when one of their herd members dies. Their paper is ...
What big data reveals about online extremism
As extremist groups and fringe movements like QAnon have gained mainstream awareness, their ability to rapidly proliferate misinformation and conspiracies has put social media platforms under heightened public scrutiny. Facebook, ...
Social Sciences
Dec 2, 2021
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Mockingbird song decoded
The North American mockingbird is famous for its ability to imitate the song of other birds. But it doesn't just mimic its kindred species, it actually composes its own songs based on other birds' melodies. An interdisciplinary ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 4, 2021
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Zoo YouTube videos prioritize entertainment over education
YouTube channels run by zoos focus on entertainment over education, according to a new study.
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2021
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Greenland melting likely increased by bacteria in sediment
Bacteria are likely triggering greater melting on the Greenland ice sheet, possibly increasing the island's contribution to sea-level rise, according to Rutgers scientists.
Earth Sciences
Jan 14, 2021
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Pull up to the bumper
Is six seconds long enough for an advertisement to woo a potential customer? The corporate executives who place short, "bumper ads" on the video-based social media service, Youtube, think so. Now, research published in the ...
Economics & Business
Jul 8, 2020
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Why conspiracy theories can act as radicalization multipliers of far-right ideals
Conspiracy theories have been crucial in the radicalization process of the perpetrator of the Hanau-attack in Germany. Terje Emberland suggests that they were not only important on a political level but also, and perhaps ...
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2020
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What use do teenagers make of YouTube?
"What are teens doing with YouTube? Practices, uses and metaphors of the most popular audio-visual platform" is the title of an article published in the journal Information, Communication & Society by Fernanda Pires, Maria-José ...
Social Sciences
Oct 25, 2019
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YouTube looks to dilute nasty programming with curated educational playlists
YouTube, which has come under fire in the past year for allowing conspiracy and hate videos to surface to the top, is making another move to clean up its act.
Internet
Jul 12, 2019
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