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The mass media are diversified media technologies that are intended to reach a large audience by mass communication.

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The Interplay Between Epidemics, Prevention Information, and Mass Media

Nov. 22, 2022 — A new model shows how sharing disease through physical contact and dissemination of information through social networks affect how outbreaks ...

People Are Persuaded by Social Media Messages, Not View Numbers

May 11, 2021 — People are more persuaded by the actual messages contained in social media posts than they are by how many others viewed the posts, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when people watched ...

Is Digital Media Use a Risk Factor for Psychosis in Young Adults?

Aug. 31, 2023 — A recent study of 425 Quebecers between the ages of 18 and 25 has found that young adults who have more frequent psychotic experiences also tend to spend more time using digital media. Interestingly, ...

In-Person Socialization Down, but Social Media Isn't to Blame, Researcher Says

May 6, 2022 — A new article reviews the best available evidence to debunk the 'social displacement hypothesis' that holds that use of mobile and social media is the cause of decreased face-to-face (FtF) ...

Study Examines What Makes People Susceptible to Fake Health News

Mar. 1, 2021 — Researchers conducted a study to see what makes people susceptible to fake health news. They found the credentials of the author and how the info is written make little difference in how people ...

Researchers Find New Way to Amplify Trustworthy News Content on Social Media Without Shielding Bias

Feb. 3, 2022 — Social media sites continue to amplify misinformation and conspiracy theories. To address this concern, an interdisciplinary team of computer scientists, physicists and social scientists has found a ...

What's the Prevailing Opinion on Social Media? Look at the Flocks, Says Researcher

Mar. 16, 2022 — A communication researcher has developed a framework for measuring the slippery concept of social media public opinion. Murmuration identifies meaningful groups of social media actors based on the ...

Nostalgia and Memories After Ten Years of Social Media

Nov. 20, 2023 — As possibilities have changed and technology has advanced, memories and nostalgia are now a significant part of our use of social ...

New Study Offers Improved Strategy for Social Media Communications During Wildfires

Oct. 10, 2023 — New research offers an improved strategy for social media communications during wildfires and contradicting existing crisis communication ...

Little to No Increase in Association Between Adolescents' Mental Health Problems and Digital Tech

May 4, 2021 — A new study suggests that over the past 30 years, there has been little to no increase in the association between adolescents' technology engagement and mental health problems. The study also ...

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US Men Die 6 Years Before Women, as Life Expectancy Gap Widens

Nov. 14, 2023 — We've known for more than a century that women outlive men. But new research shows that, at least in the United States, the gap has been widening for more than a ...

Humans Are Disrupting Natural 'Salt Cycle' on a Global Scale, New Study Shows

Oct. 31, 2023 — A new paper revealed that human activities are making Earth's air, soil and freshwater saltier, which could pose an 'existential threat' if current trends continue. Geologic and hydrologic processes ...

Window to Avoid 1.5°C of Warming Will Close Before 2030 If Emissions Are Not Reduced

Oct. 30, 2023 — Without rapid carbon dioxide emission reductions, the world has a 50% chance of locking in 1.5°C of warming before ...

Increased West Antarctic Ice Sheet Melting 'Unavoidable'

Oct. 23, 2023 — The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to increase its rate of melting over the rest of the century, no matter how much we reduce fossil fuel use, according to new research. A substantial acceleration in ice melting likely cannot now be avoided, ...

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Consensus Needed on When Global Warming Reaches 1.5°C

Dec. 1, 2023 — A team of scientists has emphasized that -- surprisingly -- there is currently no formally agreed way of defining the current level of global warming relevant to the Paris ...

To Help Autonomous Vehicles Make Moral Decisions, Researchers Ditch the 'Trolley Problem'

Dec. 1, 2023 — Researchers have developed a new experiment to better understand what people view as moral and immoral decisions related to driving vehicles, with ...

Illuminating the Benefits of Marine Protected Areas for Ecotourism, and Vice Versa

Nov. 30, 2023 — As California, the U.S. and the world work to make good on commitments to conserve 30% of oceans and lands by 2030, all strategies are on the table ...

Parental Engagement Positively Associated With Safer Driving Among Young People, UGR Study Finds

Nov. 30, 2023 — The results show that while close supervision may be linked to increased anxiety when driving, it is also associated with a more cautious attitude ...

Unsafe Lead Levels in School Drinking Water: New Study IDs Building Risk Factors

Nov. 30, 2023 — Civil and environmental engineers have determined the factors that may help identify the schools and daycare centers at greatest risk for elevated ...

Phasing out Fossil Fuels Could Save Millions of Lives

Nov. 30, 2023 — Scientists provide new evidence to motivate rapid fossil fuel phaseout. The science team determined exposure to ambient air pollution and its health impacts using an updated atmospheric composition ...

What Makes Sustainable Consumption So Difficult

Nov. 30, 2023 — When it comes to self-discipline, psychological research traditionally focuses on individual responsibility. Some researchers believe this is too short-sighted. Self-discipline doesn't work without ...

Money to Burn: Wealthy, White Neighborhoods Losing Their Heat Shields

Nov. 30, 2023 — White, wealthy neighborhoods in the LA area -- and likely around the world -- are about to start feeling the same heat that has plagued poorer, Hispanic neighborhoods for generations. A new study ...

Climate: Why Disinformation Is So Persistent

Nov. 30, 2023 — Melting of glaciers, rising sea levels, extreme heat waves: the consequences of climate change are more visible than ever, and the scientific community has confirmed that humans are responsible. Yet ...

Scientists Create Framework to Guide Development and Assessment of Urban Climate Action Plans

Nov. 29, 2023 — With the world projected to be highly urbanized by 2050, cities are encouraged to take urgent climate actions to mitigate and adapt to the threats of ...