It is estimated around half the world's students' schools remain shut down. All told, this has been a potentially damaging disruption to the education of a generation.
Education
Oct 26, 2020
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A peace sign from Martin Luther King, Jr, becomes a rude gesture; President Donald Trump's inauguration crowd scenes inflated; dolphins in Venice's Grand Canal; and crocodiles on the streets of flooded Townsville—all manipulated ...
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2020
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A coordinated effort on Twitter to influence the upcoming U.S. presidential election—using trolls (fake personas that spread hyper-partisan themes) and super-connectors (highly-networked accounts)—aims to sow distrust, ...
Political science
Oct 8, 2020
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Tribal behavior on social media widened the gulf between Remain and Leave voters in the United Kingdom's debate whether to leave the European Union, re-aligned the UK's political landscape, and made people increasingly susceptible ...
Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2020
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With a "virtual campaign season" underway due to the COVID-19 pandemic, social media platforms will be a particularly important way for candidates to build a following and connect with voters. New research on the popularity ...
Political science
Aug 12, 2020
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The year 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth, and in mid-June this year, he started trending on Twitter. Perhaps it wasn't so strange that Beethoven was popping up on social media platforms, but ...
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2020
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A new study led by researchers at McGill University finds that people who get their news from social media are more likely to have misperceptions about COVID-19. Those that consume more traditional news media have fewer misperceptions ...
Social Sciences
Jul 29, 2020
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NASA on Monday gave its latest Mars rover Perseverance the all clear to launch later this week on a mission to seek out signs of ancient microbial life.
Space Exploration
Jul 27, 2020
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A majority of college students of color show symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after watching social media videos of unarmed Black men being killed by police, a Rutgers study finds.
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2020
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As politicians consider ways to stem the rising number of COVID-19 cases, public spaces have become battlegrounds for those tired of the closures.
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2020
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