Short corrective comments can help social media users spot misinformation, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Research shows that reading other people's corrections online can reduce perceived accuracy and engagement with incorrect ...
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Study shows infants understand social norms
Animated picture stories presented to infants. (A) In the build phase, a character performs an action with two objects (e.g., ...
How to avoid the “winner’s curse” for social programs
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain In the 1980s, researchers tested a job training program called JOBSTART in 13 U.S. cities. In ...
Father decapitated on YouTube and X for several hours: a “blatant failure” of social networks
The horrifying images of a thirty-year-old holding his father's decapitated head in his hands remained online for several hours on ...
Social media bosses questioned in the US Senate on child protection
The leaders of Meta (Facebook, Instagram), X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, Discord and Snap are in the US Senate on Wednesday ...
Mouse social calls and distress calls are linked to different neurons, new research finds
Credit: Current biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.01.016 Cornell neuroscientists have identified a group of midbrain neurons that are essential for the ...
Speaking with a local accent could make social robots seem more trustworthy and competent, scientists say.
An image of the robot used for the experiments. Credit: Katharina Kühne et al. Social robots can help us in ...
Findings may offer insight into human social disorders
Credit: Martha Sexton/Public domain Like humans, mice live in complex social groups, fighting over territory and mates, and learning when ...
Teen depression is influenced by the social network used and personality
According to a new American study, adolescents are not equal when it comes to the use of social networks. An ...
Male power over females not a default social dynamic among primates, study finds
Intersexual power is highly variable among primates. Colored boxes indicate the type of intersexual power reconstructed for ancestral nodes in ...
