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- May 16, 2022
AI algorithm trained to detect unhappiness on social media


- Apr 17, 2022
Meet Supernova: The new social media platform taking on 'Doomscrolling'


- Apr 8, 2022
Algorithm can spot depressed Twitter users with nearly 90% accuracy


- Mar 9, 2022
How Black Lives Matter protests sparked interest, can lead to change


- Mar 6, 2022
Neural networks behind social media can consume an infinite amount of energy


- Jan 7, 2022
Does consuming traditional media have an impact on well-being?


- Nov 11, 2021
Police watch your social media posts. Invasion of privacy or fair game?


- Sep 12, 2021
The power of video fake news in today's society


- Sep 4, 2021
Surprising insights into the effects of screen time on tweens and teens


- Aug 5, 2021
Single mom finds life-saving kidney from stranger through social media

- Jul 17, 2021
Meet Storywrangler: Explores social media posts to predict political and financial turmoil


- May 25, 2021
No joke: DARPA helped researchers build a Sarcasm Detector


- May 3, 2021
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