Young people who are "hooked" on watching fantasy or reading science fiction may be on to something. Contrary to a common misperception that reading this genre is an unworthy practice, reading science fiction and fantasy ...
Social Sciences
May 11, 2020
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A new study provides some of the strongest evidence to date that Americans prefer to read political articles that agree with the opinions they already hold.
Social Sciences
May 28, 2009
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If trust in our politicians is at an all time low, maybe it's time to reconsider how we elect them in the first place.
Machine learning & AI
May 13, 2019
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Views of immigrants vary by political party affiliation, with Republicans holding both negative and positive perceptions of immigrants and Democrats expressing uniformly positive ones, finds a new study that sheds additional ...
Social Sciences
Jul 17, 2023
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Twitter said Tuesday it overhauled its user display to make the messaging service "more visual," as it ramps up competition against photo-sharing services like Instagram.
Internet
Oct 29, 2013
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A growing number of Americans are using mobile phones to keep up with or play a role in politics, but some say they are getting unwanted political messages, a study showed Tuesday.
Telecom
Oct 9, 2012
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(AP) -- To promote his recent campaign for mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., Scott Wagman bought an ad that popped up online when anyone ran a Google search for his opponents' names.
Internet
Oct 18, 2009
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Last February, Cadbury Chocolate fell victim to a hoax. The image below went viral in an Indonesian WhatsApp group called "Viral Media Johor", and later in a Nigerian group.
Internet
Jan 14, 2019
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Viewer impressions of political candidates are heavily weighted to the content of their speech rather than the body language, a new study published in the Journal of Communication has found. The research, conducted by a trio ...
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2012
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Immigration. Abortion. Guns. Name a third-rail conversation topic and chances are Xiaowen Xu is talking about it—and she knows you are, too.
Political science
Feb 14, 2020
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