Penn Science Café Presents ‘Predicting Heart Disease With Twitter’
WHO: Johannes Eichstaedt
Graduate student, Department of Psychology
Founding Research Scientist, World Well-Being Project
WHAT: Penn Science Café, ‘Predicting Heart Disease With Twitter’
WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 6-7 p.m.
WHERE: World Cafe Live Upstairs, 3025 Walnut St., Philadelphia
Social media represents an unprecedented opportunity for psychology researchers, providing a wide window into people's thoughts and feelings as they share them with the world. An interdisciplinary team has analyzed public Twitter streams, correlating them with geographic health data, showing that the emotional language that people use is a better overall predictor of heart disease than traditional metrics, such as smoking or obesity rates.
The talk is part of the Penn Science Café free public-lecture series presented by the School of Arts & Sciences and the Office of University Communications that takes science out of the lab for a night on the town. Eichstaedt’s presentation will be followed by an audience Q&A.
Café events are free and open to the public. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Seating is limited.
