March 28, 2023

Washington Post: How we might stop the flood of data-driven misinformation

Washington Post: How we might stop the flood of data-driven misinformation. “People are often tempted to trust statistics and algorithms as neutral arbiters. But algorithms are incapable of independently understanding the worth of what they’re generating. They’re also very good at producing the appearance of meaning, which makes it that much easier to trawl through data sets in search of the conclusions you want to see in them.”

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March 27, 2023

Motherboard: Here’s a Database of Media Scientifically Verified to Give You the Chills

New-to-me, from Motherboard: Here’s a Database of Media Scientifically Verified to Give You the Chills. “Chills are an innate response for most people. Whether you’re watching a scary movie, or get some harrowing news, it’s a common emotional response to stimuli. And now, scientists have created a database of certain media that has the potential to give you the chills.”

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March 24, 2023

Syracuse University: Syracuse Researchers Create a Global Occupant Behavior Database for ASHRAE

Syracuse University: Syracuse Researchers Create a Global Occupant Behavior Database for ASHRAE. “SyracuseCoE Associate Director and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Bing Dong and several students have compiled research from 15 countries on how building occupants behave – more specifically, how they interact with building systems like windows, doors, light switches, thermostats and fans.”

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March 18, 2023

NewsWise: Want More Generous Children? Show Them Awe-inspiring Art

NewsWise: Want More Generous Children? Show Them Awe-inspiring Art. “Concert halls, movie theaters, and museums are home to a kaleidoscope of art forms, but one thing they all have in common is the potential to inspire feelings of awe. This humbling perspective has been shown to motivate adults to set aside their own problems to focus on the needs of others, and new research in Psychological Science suggests that awe can encourage generosity in children too.”

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March 10, 2023

University of New Mexico: How social media big data helps us better understand social dynamics

University of New Mexico: How social media big data helps us better understand social dynamics. “If tweets are measured in characters and a picture is worth a thousand words, what do you get when you combine and examine thousands or even millions of social media posts at once? The answer is a lot of data and researchers at The University of New Mexico use it to study social dynamics and human behavior.”

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February 26, 2023

New York Times: Why Do A.I. Chatbots Tell Lies and Act Weird? Look in the Mirror.

New York Times: Why Do A.I. Chatbots Tell Lies and Act Weird? Look in the Mirror.. “In the days since the Bing bot’s behavior became a worldwide sensation, people have struggled to understand the oddity of this new creation. More often than not, scientists have said humans deserve much of the blame. But there is still a bit of mystery about what the new chatbot can do — and why it would do it.”

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February 19, 2023

PsyPost: Smartphone checking predicts more daily cognitive failures, study finds

PsyPost: Smartphone checking predicts more daily cognitive failures, study finds. “More frequent smartphone checking behavior is associated with greater incidences of daily cognitive failures, according to new research published in the British Journal of Psychology. However, the new findings also indicate that some forms of screen time are actually associated with reduced cognitive failures.”

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February 14, 2023

Cornell Chronicle: Regret being hostile online? AI tool guides users away from vitriol

Cornell Chronicle: Regret being hostile online? AI tool guides users away from vitriol. “The tool, named ConvoWizard, is a browser extension powered by a deep neural network…. the tool can inform [users] when their conversation is starting to get tense. It can also inform users, in real-time as they are writing their replies, whether their comment is likely to escalate tension.” If you do a Web search for ConvoWizard you’ll find a FAQ for installing it.

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February 13, 2023

Illinois News Bureau: Geography, language dictate social media and popular website usage, study finds

Illinois News Bureau: Geography, language dictate social media and popular website usage, study finds. “In a new study, College of Media professors Margaret Yee Man Ng and Harsh Taneja show that many of the same social media platforms and websites are popular around the world, but how people use them remains vastly different based on their languages and geography.”

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February 10, 2023

PsyPost: Exposure to social media can increase adolescent materialism but can be tempered with high self-esteem and mindfulness

PsyPost: Exposure to social media can increase adolescent materialism but can be tempered with high self-esteem and mindfulness. “New research published in The Journal of Psychology finds that increased utilization of internet-based social networks results in increased upward social comparison, subsequently increasing materialism. However, these effects decreased depending on how mindful the subject tended to be and how high their self-esteem.”

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