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    AI algorithm trained to detect unhappiness on social media
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 16

    AI algorithm trained to detect unhappiness on social media

    Researchers have developed an algorithm that can identify the basic needs of users from the text and images they share on social networks.
    Meet Supernova: The new social media platform taking on 'Doomscrolling'
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 17

    Meet Supernova: The new social media platform taking on 'Doomscrolling'

    A social network without the toxicity and where ‘likes’ earn cash for charities. Wishful thinking? Think again.
    Algorithm can spot depressed Twitter users with nearly 90% accuracy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 8

    Algorithm can spot depressed Twitter users with nearly 90% accuracy

    The algorithm determines someone's mental state by extracting and analyzing 38 data points from their public Twitter profile.
    How Black Lives Matter protests sparked interest, can lead to change
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 9

    How Black Lives Matter protests sparked interest, can lead to change

    The growing use of these terms, according to new research, shows how Black Lives Matter has shifted the conversation around racism.
    Neural networks behind social media can consume an infinite amount of energy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 6

    Neural networks behind social media can consume an infinite amount of energy

    Artificial neural networks are brain-inspired computing systems that can be trained to solve complex tasks better than humans.
    Does consuming traditional media have an impact on well-being?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 7

    Does consuming traditional media have an impact on well-being?

    Does consuming traditional forms of media – including books, music and television – have an effect on short-term adult well-being?
    Police watch your social media posts. Invasion of privacy or fair game?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 11, 2021

    Police watch your social media posts. Invasion of privacy or fair game?

    Since MySpace was launched in 2003, police have monitored social media searching for suspects and trying to predict crime trends.
    The power of video fake news in today's society
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 12, 2021

    The power of video fake news in today's society

    People are more likely to believe fake news in a video format compared to text and audio forms of the same story, according to researchers.
    Surprising insights into the effects of screen time on tweens and teens
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 4, 2021

    Surprising insights into the effects of screen time on tweens and teens

    The quality of screen time has a greater impact on mental health than the number of hours spent online, study shows.
    Single mom finds life-saving kidney from stranger through social media
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 5, 2021

    Single mom finds life-saving kidney from stranger through social media

    A single mom from Kansas received the gift of life in May 2021, thanks to a woman she never met. I just wasn’t feeling right.
    Meet Storywrangler: Explores social media posts to predict political and financial turmoil
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 17, 2021

    Meet Storywrangler: Explores social media posts to predict political and financial turmoil

    Vermont scientists create tool to explore billions of social media messages, potentially predict political and financial turmoil
    No joke:  DARPA helped researchers build a Sarcasm Detector
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 25, 2021

    No joke: DARPA helped researchers build a Sarcasm Detector

    SocialSim researchers demonstrate deep learning model capable of accurately classifying sarcasm in textual communications online
    Need to vent? Turn to real-life support, not social media
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 3, 2021

    Need to vent? Turn to real-life support, not social media

    Research finds social support provided over social media does not improve mental health for excessive social media users

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