The COVID-19 pandemic has been depressing, demoralizing, and stressful for people around the world. But is there any way to measure exactly how bad it has made everyone feel?
Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2022
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Scientists are using two bird's-eye views—remote sensing from satellites and the voices of Twitter—to synthesize the environmental impacts of sprawling infrastructure projects and how the people who live amongst them ...
Environment
Aug 6, 2021
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A team of researchers from the SINAI Department of Computer Science, CEATIC and Universidad de Jaén has found that Twitter posts with negative sentiments are more likely to go viral than those that are more positive. In ...
Research by Kansas State University shows how politicians from both major parties have changed their political speech from previous centuries.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2020
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Popular music has changed over the years, and the music of 2019 is noticeably different from the music of the 1960s or 1970s. But it is not just the music that changed, but also the lyrics. Data scientists at Lawrence Technological ...
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2019
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Public opinion should inform policy decisions about the marine environment, according to a study published this week in the international journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Environment
Oct 7, 2014
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It's no secret that Californians pay more than the rest of the country for many goods and services—gas, housing, food, you name it. That's part of the high cost of living in the state.
Economics & Business
Jul 25, 2024
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In the lead-up to the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, Arizona's chief election officer Katie Hobbs received far more harassing messages on Twitter than any of her counterparts in other states. More than 30% of all tweets directed ...
Social Sciences
Jul 3, 2024
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Whether you consider the Second Amendment a dangerous relic or inspiration for a tattoo, the U.S. public as a whole doesn't consider guns an important issue, except in the immediate wake of a mass shooting.
Social Sciences
May 21, 2024
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Consumer sentiment generally refers to consumers' attitudes and expectations about economic conditions. A new analysis published in Economic Inquiry indicates that U.S. party affiliation has a significant effect on consumer ...
Economics & Business
Mar 20, 2024
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