Many scientists today have embraced social media as tools to communicate their research and to engage broader audiences in scientific discovery and its outcomes. But the rise of the "social media scientist" has also led communicators ...
Social Sciences
May 10, 2019
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The rapid evolution of social media platforms has left their uses, and users, in a constant state of transition. In many research fields, analyzing data involving social media can be a daunting task—it is difficult to measure ...
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2019
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A new UNSW study has revealed the science behind sexy selfies, showing that women tend to sexualise themselves in environments with greater economic inequality, rather than where they might be oppressed because of their gender.
Social Sciences
Aug 27, 2018
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Earlier this month, in the Indian state of Rajasthan, bystanders took selfies while three men lay dying after a road accident. The week before, two men were beaten to death by a mob in the state of Assam after false rumours ...
Internet
Jul 26, 2018
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At some point, when I was writing my new book, 'Selfies, why we love (and hate) them,' I walked around the Katrinebjerg halls at Aarhus University, Denmark, and asked people if they'd play a word association game with me.
Other
May 28, 2018
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The phenomenon of kangaroo selfies hit the headlines earlier this month, when several tourists were injured while feeding wild kangaroos in Lake Macquarie, north of Sydney. They may have wanted a memorable holiday snap, but ...
Ecology
May 14, 2018
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Social media provides a new environment that makes it possible to carefully edit the image you want to project of yourself. A study from Lund University in Sweden suggests that many people are prepared to pay to "filter out" ...
Economics & Business
Mar 15, 2018
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Does my smartphone make my nose look big? It might, according to researchers at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
Optics & Photonics
Mar 1, 2018
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You can now add web links to Snaps, a feature many had requested to Snapchat over the years.
Internet
Jul 10, 2017
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When it comes to selfies, appearance is (almost) everything.
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2017
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