AI and Twitter could help predict opioid deaths
A new approach that uses artificial intelligence and Twitter language predicts opioid death rates much more accurately than current methods.
2016 election Russian disinformation mainly reached Republicans
New research finds that Russian disinformation on Twitter during the 2016 election primarily reached a small subset of users.
2016 election Russian disinformation mainly reached Republicans
New research finds that Russian disinformation on Twitter during the 2016 election primarily reached a small subset of users.
Tweets could track the spread of invasive insects
Twitter and online news articles could help track the timing and location of spreading invasive insects in the US and around the world.
Climate change tweets declined as COVID worries rose
Can a global problem like COVID lead to less concern for other problems like climate change? A look at Twitter suggests the answer is yes.
Podcast: What will ‘free speech’ mean on Elon Musk’s Twitter?
Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has led to a lot of questions. Here, a legal expert digs into the controversies and human rights in online speech.
Podcast: What will ‘free speech’ mean on Elon Musk’s Twitter?
Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has led to a lot of questions. Here, a legal expert digs into the controversies and human rights in online speech.
To counter hate speech, push for empathy?
“Counterspeech” is one option for fighting hate speech online. Of three versions, inducing empathy seems to work best, say researchers.