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From Boris Johnson to Donald Trump, a new breed of bullshitting politicians is flourishing.
We spend on average four hours a day looking at our phones.
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The relationship between our smartphones and levels of the stress hormone cortisol isn’t yet clear, but people report feeling more stressed than they were before they had a smartphone.
Anna Soubry has spoken out about the abuse she receives.
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No wonder several high-profile figures say they can’t take it any more. Are we really going to allow women to be harassed out of public service?
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Political parties don’t use Twitter anywhere near as much as Facebook. But at least someone is talking about this problem.
Twitter should get credit for its sensible move, but the microblogging company is tiny compared to Facebook and Google.
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Until the two giants change, Twitter’s political ad ban will have little effect on elections around the globe.
Boris Johnson recording a television interview before a leadership hustings event in July 2019.
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Research suggests that people still depend on the mainstream media for their news. It’s more important than ever that journalists earn that trust.
Can online posts help scholars – or police – tell the difference between people who are just ranting and those who plan real violence?
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Researchers look for signals that might distinguish people who are upset and ranting online from those who intend to do real physical harm.
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Our research into drag cultures and performances found that despite the common idea of two schools of drag, it is much more diverse.
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The vast emissions caused by these individuals suggest that a very small share of humanity has a very significant role in global warming.
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A call for greater transparency.
Best friends forever? Coleen Rooney (left) and Rebekah Vardy in happier times.
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We might lap up the spectacle of two high-profile women fighting publicly, but when do you ever hear about men having ‘cat-fights’?
On Facebook, we like what other people have already liked before us.
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Research shows that hiding the popularity of posts can change what people consume, and even improve the overall quality of content.
Between email, Slack and social media, you may need three devices to handle all the interruptions.
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Interruptions are inevitable – but how they happen matters.
Mark Zuckerberg has been meeting with lawmakers in Washington, DC.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s recent meetings with US lawmakers suggests his company is worried about the growing number of investigations, regulations and fines it faces.
More and more fundraising happens online.
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Because large organizations have bigger budgets, they can more easily afford to excel at online fundraising through social media.
Social media giants such as Facebook have been blamed for helping spread misinformation. But the problem runs deeper than that.
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Every day, new “alternative facts” are peddled in the public realm. But misinformation is not solely a modern problem - its origins are as old as humanity.
Self-injury is associated with underlying psychological distress, and increased suicide risk. But people who self-injure aren’t doing it to end their life.
Stigma can make people who self-injure reluctant to disclose their experiences and seek help. One way to combat the stigma is to debunk some of the most common myths that surround self-injury.
At least half of parents of young children report having encountered negative messages about vaccines on social media.
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Anti-vaccine info online might have foreign roots and political aims.
This image made from a fake video featuring former U.S. president Barack Obama shows elements of facial mapping that lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they’ve never said.
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Fake videos pose a risk to democratic representation, participation, and discussion. Canadians need to be mindful of their existence as we head towards the federal election.
Echo chambers are resistant to voices from outside.
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Rush Limbaugh is said to have presented the world as a simple binary – as a struggle only between good and evil. That worked, as a philosopher explains, because many people live in echo chambers.