The bitter polarization between the Republican and Democratic parties in the U.S. has been on the rise since Newt Gingrich's partisan combat against President Bill Clinton in the 1990s. But according to a new Northwestern ...
Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2020
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Squids and octopuses could be considered the "parrots of the ocean". Some are smart, and many have complex behaviours. And, of course, they have strange, bird-like beaks.
Plants & Animals
Apr 9, 2019
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Most people will have seen at least one headline over the last couple of years describing animal attacks on humans. This needn't include the elephant from a Zimbabwe National Park that trampled a tourist or the Sumatran tiger ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2019
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New Stanford research has found that Americans are increasingly divided along political party lines – and those sentiments are stronger than racial biases.
Social Sciences
Oct 9, 2014
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When it comes to attitudes and behaviors among members of American political parties, the conventional wisdom is that hate is stronger than love.
Political science
May 20, 2022
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If you want to predict which political party someone will support, take note of the person's height.
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2016
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With all the buzz and hysteria about how consumers are being cunningly "micro-targeted" in a bid for mind control, not only by advertisers of products but also by political parties, researchers at UniSA's Ehrenberg-Bass Institute ...
Internet
Aug 28, 2018
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Thai police on Saturday warned election candidates and citizens not to use websites such as Facebook or Twitter to continue campaigning on the eve of the national vote -- or risk going to jail.
Internet
Jul 3, 2011
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Propaganda bots posing as people are increasingly being used on social media to sway public opinion around the world. So says new research from the University of Oxford's Internet Institute, which found automated accounts ...
Internet
Jun 21, 2017
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As U.S. courts debate gerrymandering—the process of carving up electoral districts to disproportionately benefit one political party—Wes Pegden's work is helping to shape redistricting maps more fairly.
Mathematics
Nov 8, 2019
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