Social media has become an important news source for a majority of adults. A common complaint is that social media help create echo chambers in which people reading information do not expose themselves to different viewpoints ...
Computer Sciences
Dec 5, 2017
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While one instrument of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed a pair of spiral galaxies for its 27th anniversary last month, another simultaneously observed a nearby patch of the sky to obtain this wide-field view.
Astronomy
May 2, 2017
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Living around people with opposing political viewpoints affects your ability to form close relationships and accept other perspectives - and may even change your personality, finds a national study led by a Michigan State ...
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2016
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Women are perceived as being more willing to lead if they show that they are proud of their personal performance. If, however, they give a cheerful impression, they are judged to have less willingness to leadership roles ...
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2013
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The coming years will bring increased personalization, innovation and flexibility in the media landscape, according to the Georgia Institute of Technology. These findings were announced in today's release of the FutureMedia ...
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2011
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When it comes to public issues pertaining to science and technology, "talking it out" doesn't seem to work. A new study from North Carolina State University shows that the more people discuss the risks and benefits associated ...
Other
Nov 4, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft has unveiled "Street Slide," which gives viewers 360-degree multi-perspective panoramas ("bubbles") of a city streetscape. The system should rival Google's Street View and Bing Maps' Streetside.
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is releasing an updated version of its mapping service with street-level views and new "apps" that tack on tweets, traffic and other location-specific data.
Internet
Dec 2, 2009
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A pair of French entrepreneurs has come up with a way to identify people whose Internet comments carry weight.
Computer Sciences
Sep 24, 2009
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A new study provides some of the strongest evidence to date that Americans prefer to read political articles that agree with the opinions they already hold.
Social Sciences
May 28, 2009
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