Populist views of science: how social media, political affiliation, and Alt-Right support affect scientific attitudes in the United Statesdoi:10.1080/1369118X.2023.2219724Populismsocial mediascience attitudeson
In the decade I have been on social media, I have never taken a break for more than a few hours. I was so obsessed with the positives of social media that I had never looked at the negatives. WatchingThe Social Dilemmamade me look back and see the detrimental effects social media has ...
From what is known, to the way people think, social media has recently shown itsrole in the redefining of basic mental activities. There are many things that you have unlearnt, unknowingly, and you have also learnt a lot, unknowingly. A majority of the world’s population is a member of...
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researchers at a German university ran an experiment to gauge how exercise could affect the mental health of social media users. Study participants were asked to swap 30 minutes of their daily social media use for 30 minutes of exercise. Although the intervention lasted only two weeks, participant...
People’s daily interactions with online algorithmsaffect how they learn from others, with negative consequences including social misperceptions, conflict and the spread of misinformation, my colleagues and I have found. People are increasingly interacting with others in social media environ...
But she doubts that all young people are able to understand how filters affect their sense of self. And she’s concerned about the way social media platforms grant immediate validation and feedback in the form of likes and comments. Young girls, she says, have particular difficulty diff...
That begs a question: When do these superficially-held associations, drawn from the media, translate into behavior such as voting or withholding donations? At what point, if at all, does an onslaught of negative media attention, or a well-placed campaign, turn indifference into a core belief ...
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Constant media coverage and debates in the home, workplace, or on social platforms, along with concerns about how the result of the election will affect our lives and society, all have the potential to have a negative impact on our well-being. When it gets out of control, it can even ...