While scrolling through iNaturalist—a social network where professional and citizen scientists share their photographs, in order to map biodiversity observations from across the globe—a group of students from Croatia ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2021
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Humans aren't the only species whose social behaviors can impact their health. New research from The University of Texas at Austin shows that Verreaux's sifaka, a species of wild lemur native to Madagascar, have gut microbes ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2021
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As people curate their online news feeds, they may be unwillingly sorting themselves into polarized networks, according to a study led by researchers at Princeton University.
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2021
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Because each person on the autism spectrum is very different, there is a saying that when you have met one person on the autism spectrum, you have met one person on the autism spectrum. Due to these many differences, providing ...
Education
Dec 6, 2021
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A model to describe the formation of online communities and rise of influencers on social media platforms, based on the quality of user generated content, is reported in a study published in Nature Communications. The findings ...
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2021
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Social media platforms have become one of the main channels for disseminating information and content, and are consulted by millions of users every day. These communication channels do not always reflect reality, and encourage ...
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2021
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Prairie dogs—those chubby little burrowing rodents found in grasslands across the central and western United States—may not have TikTok or Instagram but they do have intricate social networks. Understanding their connections, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2021
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Gang violence is a deeply rooted problem in many impoverished communities across South Africa. This not only significantly affects the young people involved, but has adverse effects on communities: psychological violence, ...
Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2021
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A study in the journal Physica A leverages concepts from physics to model how campaign strategies influence the opinions of an electorate in a two-party system.
Mathematics
Oct 8, 2021
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Research published in the SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics describes a new mathematical model for studying influence across social networks. Using tools from the field of topology, Robert Ghrist and Ph.D. graduate Jakob ...
Mathematics
Oct 6, 2021
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