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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Researchers from Macquarie and Victoria Universities have published the first study mapping the online activity of right-wing extremists in New South Wales. Their study has revealed a network of highly active, social, and ...
Social Sciences
Oct 9, 2020
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Published in the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Senior Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction, Dr. Stephann Makri and his colleague Sophie Turner, offer a model of gratitude in online communities—the ...
Social Sciences
Aug 5, 2019
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Researchers from the University of Hong Kong, University of Tennessee, University of British Columbia, and Arizona State University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that seeks the optimal strategy for communicating ...
Economics & Business
Jun 10, 2019
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With natural hazard and climate-related disasters on the rise, online tools such as crowdsourced mapping and social media can help people understand and respond to a crisis. They enable people to share their location and ...
Environment
May 30, 2019
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Through studying groups on the website Reddit, researchers at The University of Alabama found as online groups grow and age, discussion concentrates among fewer contributors and retention of new contributors becomes harder.
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2019
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