In the age of Big Data, automated systems can track societal events on a global scale. These systems code and collect vast stores of real-time "event data"—happenings gleaned from news articles covering everything from ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 30, 2016
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At the time of his latest arrest, Jeremy Hammond was living on Chicago's South Side, about three dozen miles and an entire political spectrum away from the conservative Illinois community in which he grew up.
Internet
Mar 9, 2012
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Conservatives and liberals may agree on at least one thing: the importance of working hard in order to succeed.
Social Sciences
Aug 7, 2019
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Kurdish uprisings have become a way for people to assert their identity and challenge their historical and structural erasure in modern Iran, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Mar 14, 2024
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(AP) -- An illegal, Orwellian violation of free-speech rights? Or just a smart tactic to protect train passengers from rowdy would-be demonstrators during a busy evening commute?
Telecom
Aug 13, 2011
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Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis.
Internet
Jan 27, 2012
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It's hard to remember now, given the attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, but the day after votes were cast, one theme stood out: voter turnout.
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2022
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A new study from North Carolina State University finds that anti-immigrant practices – such as anti-immigrant legislation or protests – are likely to backfire, and spur increased political action from immigrant ...
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2010
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Although some people may yearn for sports to be free of political or racial divisiveness, a new study shows how impossible that dream may be.
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2021
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Among adults who use social media such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and blogs for political purposes, 42% are under the age of 30. A case study of the controversial Budget Repair Bill in Wisconsin explored whether young ...
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2012
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