Governments, international bodies and researchers rely on global population data for resource allocation and infrastructure planning to disease epidemiology and disaster risk management. In a study published in Nature Communications, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2025
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People think that Harry Potter, Spiderman and Gandalf would vote the same way they do, whereas Darth Vader, Cruella de Vil and Joffrey Baratheon would vote for the rival party.
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2025
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A new study has found that targeted psychological interventions can significantly enhance long-term resistance to misinformation. Dubbed "psychological booster shots," these interventions improve memory retention and help ...
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2025
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In the last decade, high-profile incidents of police violence against Black citizens in the United States—most notably the 2020 murder of George Floyd—have sparked protests and public debate on misconduct and racial bias ...
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2025
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About 7% of U.S. adults have been present at the scene of a mass shooting in their lifetime, and more than 2% have been injured during one, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research.
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2025
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A new analysis of social media posts finds public support for solar energy remains high, though that support declined significantly from 2016 to 2022. The study also found solar power has become an increasingly polarized ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2025
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A comprehensive analysis of social media platform Bluesky provides insights into its structure, polarization and political leanings, in a new study published in PLOS One by Dorian Quelle and Alexandre Bovet, from the University ...
Social Sciences
Feb 26, 2025
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Elections are a well-documented example of collective human decision-making, with voting data available for elections globally over several decades. SFI Complexity Postdoctoral Fellow Aanjaneya Kumar, along with former colleagues ...
Mathematics
Feb 17, 2025
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A new analysis suggests that the rate of hate speech on X was about 50% higher for several months after Elon Musk purchased the social media platform than in prior months, and the amount of bot and bot-like accounts did not ...
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2025
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Leveraging national surveys, big-data advances and machine learning, Cornell researchers have piloted a new approach to mapping poverty that could help policymakers identify the neediest people in poor countries and target ...
Economics & Business
Feb 11, 2025
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