One Billion Posts, One Election

In a recent study, Sandra González-Bailón and colleagues analyzed over one billion Facebook posts published or reshared by more than 110 million users during the months preceding and following the 2020 election. “Social media creates the possibility for rapid, viral spread of content,” González-Bailón said.

Communication
Sociology

Consensus and Contagion in Society

Working in Groups Can Help Republicans and Democrats Agree on Controversial Content Moderation Online

A new study by Damon Centola explores how content moderators can reach consensus on classifying controversial material online.

Communication
Sociology

Consensus and Contagion in Society

Why Nurturing Connection Is Good for Your Health

WHYY's The Pulse spoke with Emily Falk about why maintaining relationships often falls to the bottom of our to-do lists, and how understanding our brain’s reward system can help us change that.

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Psychology

Consensus and Contagion in Society

How Has Talking About Politics Changed in the Last Quarter-Century?

Using a pair of pre-election surveys conducted 24 years apart, Diana Mutz found that Americans are not avoiding political conversations across party lines any more than they were 25 years ago. Instead, they are talking with more people more frequently about politics, primarily those people they agree with politically.

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Political Science

Consensus and Contagion in Society

How Tobacco Retail Exposure Impacts Smoking Behavior

Smokers reported higher levels of craving and smoked more cigarettes on days when their exposure to shops selling tobacco products was higher, according to a study from communication researchers. This has important implications for smokers and policymakers, says Emily Falk.

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Consensus and Contagion in Society

Democratic Repercussions of Media Fragmentation

How does media fragmentation contribute to democratic erosion? Join Penn's new Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy on October 21st for lightning talks and a panel discussion on these critical issues.

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Consensus and Contagion in Society

AI Breakthrough May Transform Public Health Campaigns

Public health professionals have long dreamed of mounting evidence-based social media campaigns that can cut through misinformation and resonate with the people who need help. Dolores Albarracín and Man-pui Sally Chan have developed an automated AI system that creates effective social media campaigns in real time.

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Health Management
Nursing
Psychology

Consensus and Contagion in Society

Warren Center Affiliates at IC2S2

Twenty-one posters, sessions, tutorials, and keynote talks from Warren Center faculty affiliates appeared at the 11th International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2) in Norrköping, Sweden. A huge congratulations to these affiliates for their impressive research.

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Consensus and Contagion in Society

AI Used for Real-Time Selection of Actionable Messages for Government and Public Health Campaigns

A collaborative study by Dolores Albarracín and Annenberg School for Communication Research Associate Professor Man-pui Sally Chan suggests that AI can facilitate theory- and evidence-based message selection for government and public health campaigns.

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Health Management
Nursing
Psychology

Consensus and Contagion in Society

How Cable News Has Diverged From Broadcast News

From 2012 to 2022, cable news stations diverged from broadcast news and from each other in the topics they covered and the language they used, according to researchers from Duncan Watts' Computational Social Science Lab.

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Consensus and Contagion in Society