Study cautions that opinions drawn from social media are skewed by vocal minorities
Surveys have been a time-tested mechanism that allows policymakers to gauge the pulse of public opinion on a wide range of issues.
Surveys have been a time-tested mechanism that allows policymakers to gauge the pulse of public opinion on a wide range of issues.
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2023
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The largest independent scientific study ever conducted, investigating the spread of Facebook across the globe found no evidence that the social media platform's worldwide penetration is linked to widespread psychological ...
Social Sciences
Aug 9, 2023
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Imagine you could travel to only 1% of the city where you live—areas that were easily accessible to other residents.
Social Sciences
May 10, 2023
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A team of researchers from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) and Central European University (CEU) created more-detailed poverty maps using computational tools that bring together survey information, and data and images provided ...
Economics & Business
May 2, 2023
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With more than half of the world's population active on social media networks, user-generated data has proved to be fertile ground for social scientists who study attitudes about the environment and sustainability.
Environment
Mar 17, 2023
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A growing number of public schools and colleges in the U.S. are moving to ban TikTok—the popular Chinese-owned social media app that allows users to share short videos.
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2023
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Researchers from North Carolina State University collaborated with a counter-human trafficking organization, Global Emancipation Network, to develop computational models that can help fight human trafficking. The models draw ...
Mathematics
Oct 12, 2022
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A team of researchers have observed and reported for the first time the unique microstructure of a novel ferroelectric material, enabling the development of lead-free piezoelectric materials for electronics, sensors, and ...
Materials Science
Sep 9, 2022
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When the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory turned on the world's first hard X-ray free-electron laser in 2009, it marked the beginning of a new era in science—one where researchers could directly ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 15, 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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