Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination Image: iStock/Anton Vierietin Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination Researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that more social media use actually correlates with more vaccination, but the reasons differ between Democrats and Republicans.
There is one major element missing from the debate on kids and social media Newsweek There is one major element missing from the debate on kids and social media In an opinion essay, PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that gun violence needs to be part of the conversation about how smartphones and social media impact young people. Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Image: Adobe Stock/Chanelle M/peopleimages.com Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Penn analysis found that models developed to detect depression using language in Facebook posts did not work when applied to Black people. ‘Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?’ Bauermeister (left) and Patton (right) look on as Cogburn speaks at the recent lecture “Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?” (Image: Michael Fisher) ‘Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?’ In the 2024 Albert M. Greenfield Memorial lecture hosted by Penn Nursing, Desmond Upton Patton and Courtney D. Cogburn discussed how social media and AI might foster well-being. Centuries of ‘TikTalk’ TikTok voice, uptalk, and vocal fry are current linguistic trends with a long history. (Image: iStock/suricoma) Centuries of ‘TikTalk’ The media popularity of the vocal trend called “TikTalk,” or a combination of uptalkand vocal fry, is actually nothing new, says linguist Mark Liberman. FactCheck.org and the fight against misinformation Eugene Kiely is the director of FactCheck.org, which Kathleen Hall Jamieson co-founded in 2003. nocred FactCheck.org and the fight against misinformation Across two decades, the Annenberg Public Policy Center project expanded by adding scientific fact checking, translating content into Spanish, and addressing viral social media misinformation. When young people seem to make threats on social media, do they mean it? Image: iStock/dragana991 When young people seem to make threats on social media, do they mean it? A new app from SAFELab helps teachers, police, and journalists interpret social media posts by BIPOC youth and understand which threats may be real. AI fake nudes are booming. It’s ruining real teens’ lives The Washington Post AI fake nudes are booming. It’s ruining real teens’ lives Doctoral candidate Sophie Maddocks in the Annenberg School for Communication says that AI fake nudes are targeting girls and women who aren’t in the public eye. Brain signals can predict how often a news article is shared online Image: iStock/Vitalii Gulenok Brain signals can predict how often a news article is shared online A new study from the Communication Neuroscience Lab finds that, even across cultures, neural models can reliably predict whether an article is popular on Facebook. Why I’m not expecting my friends to make social media posts about Israel MSNBC Why I’m not expecting my friends to make social media posts about Israel A study from the Annenberg School for Communication found that people primarily share information on social media that they feel is meaningful to themselves or to the people they know. Load More
Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Image: Adobe Stock/Chanelle M/peopleimages.com Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Penn analysis found that models developed to detect depression using language in Facebook posts did not work when applied to Black people.
‘Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?’ Bauermeister (left) and Patton (right) look on as Cogburn speaks at the recent lecture “Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?” (Image: Michael Fisher) ‘Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?’ In the 2024 Albert M. Greenfield Memorial lecture hosted by Penn Nursing, Desmond Upton Patton and Courtney D. Cogburn discussed how social media and AI might foster well-being.
Centuries of ‘TikTalk’ TikTok voice, uptalk, and vocal fry are current linguistic trends with a long history. (Image: iStock/suricoma) Centuries of ‘TikTalk’ The media popularity of the vocal trend called “TikTalk,” or a combination of uptalkand vocal fry, is actually nothing new, says linguist Mark Liberman.
FactCheck.org and the fight against misinformation Eugene Kiely is the director of FactCheck.org, which Kathleen Hall Jamieson co-founded in 2003. nocred FactCheck.org and the fight against misinformation Across two decades, the Annenberg Public Policy Center project expanded by adding scientific fact checking, translating content into Spanish, and addressing viral social media misinformation.
When young people seem to make threats on social media, do they mean it? Image: iStock/dragana991 When young people seem to make threats on social media, do they mean it? A new app from SAFELab helps teachers, police, and journalists interpret social media posts by BIPOC youth and understand which threats may be real.
AI fake nudes are booming. It’s ruining real teens’ lives The Washington Post AI fake nudes are booming. It’s ruining real teens’ lives Doctoral candidate Sophie Maddocks in the Annenberg School for Communication says that AI fake nudes are targeting girls and women who aren’t in the public eye. Brain signals can predict how often a news article is shared online Image: iStock/Vitalii Gulenok Brain signals can predict how often a news article is shared online A new study from the Communication Neuroscience Lab finds that, even across cultures, neural models can reliably predict whether an article is popular on Facebook. Why I’m not expecting my friends to make social media posts about Israel MSNBC Why I’m not expecting my friends to make social media posts about Israel A study from the Annenberg School for Communication found that people primarily share information on social media that they feel is meaningful to themselves or to the people they know. Load More
Brain signals can predict how often a news article is shared online Image: iStock/Vitalii Gulenok Brain signals can predict how often a news article is shared online A new study from the Communication Neuroscience Lab finds that, even across cultures, neural models can reliably predict whether an article is popular on Facebook.
Why I’m not expecting my friends to make social media posts about Israel MSNBC Why I’m not expecting my friends to make social media posts about Israel A study from the Annenberg School for Communication found that people primarily share information on social media that they feel is meaningful to themselves or to the people they know.