Losing the battle over best-science guidance early in a crisis
A new study reveals how Facebook communities were already intertwined with groups opposing best-science guidance long before COVID-19 vaccines
A new study reveals how Facebook communities were already intertwined with groups opposing best-science guidance long before COVID-19 vaccines
Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2022
0
41
About 99% of the 550 young sexual minority Black men who participated in a recent survey reported encountering racialized sexual discrimination while searching for intimate partners online.
Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2022
0
2
The COVID‐19 pandemic affected American households in countless ways, but according to researchers, some of the most tangible shifts are taking place in the food system.
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2022
0
4
Migrants in Iceland having frequent contact with their countries of origin are also more involved in Icelandic online communities and consume more Icelandic media, according to a new study published by Nordicom at the University ...
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2022
0
13
People whose moral beliefs and values align closely with other members of their online communities—including those on social networks Gab and Reddit—are more prone to radicalization, according to new USC research.
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2021
0
7
Researchers at the University of Surrey have released a new online tool to help schools, hospitals and residents understand and reduce the impact of traffic-related air pollution.
Environment
Sep 23, 2021
0
16
Aristotle called humans "the social animal," and people have recognized for centuries that young people need to be in communities to develop into healthy adults. The ongoing pandemic has caused concern about the effects of ...
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2021
0
4
New research is shining light on the importance of farmers' markets' ability to mitigate potential disruptions to distribution networks in the face of system shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Economics & Business
Apr 19, 2021
0
6
A team of researchers from Ca'Foscari Univerity of Venice, the Institute for Scientific Interchange Foundation, the University of Brescia and the Sapienza University of Rome has found that different kinds of social media ...
Tourism in the South Pacific has been hit hard by COVID-19 border closures with thousands of people out of work.
Environment
Nov 2, 2020
0
6