Social media sites often present users with social exclusion information that may actually inhibit intelligent thought, according to the co-author of a University at Buffalo study that takes a critical look not just at Facebook ...
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2018
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Mathematicians investigating one of science's great questions—how to unite the physics of the very big with that of the very small—have discovered that when the understanding of complex networks such as the brain or the ...
General Physics
Sep 10, 2015
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Amanda Maler wasn't even born yet when Nintendo's beloved Super Mario made his debut 30 years ago.
Business
Aug 1, 2015
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A new analysis of human remains that were buried in African archaeological sites has produced the earliest DNA from the continent, telling a fascinating tale of how early humans lived, traveled and even found their significant ...
Archaeology
Feb 23, 2022
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Thousands of stone tools from the early Upper Paleolithic, unearthed from a cave in Jordan, reveal clues about how humans may have started organizing into more complex social groups by planning tasks and specializing in different ...
Archaeology
Jun 12, 2015
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Despite an aggressive crackdown by social media firms, so-called "junk news" is spreading at a greater rate than in 2016 on social media ahead of the US midterm elections, according to researchers.
Internet
Nov 3, 2018
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The basic human need to get along with others results in the formation of extreme political groupings, according to a study from Dartmouth College.
Social Sciences
Nov 13, 2018
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Popular baby names, just like fashion styles and other pop culture trends, keep on changing. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed a mathematical model to understand why these behavioral patterns are constantly ...
Social Sciences
Jan 3, 2022
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184
Seeking a wider digital audience, Verizon is buying Yahoo for $4.83 billion in a deal that marks the end of an era for a company that defined much of the early internet but struggled to stay relevant in an online world dominated ...
Business
Jul 25, 2016
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Female vampire bats form strong social bonds with their mothers and daughters as they groom and share regurgitated meals of blood. They also form friendships with less closely related bats. Gerry Carter, post-doctoral fellow ...
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2017
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