Tool reveals top spenders on Facebook political ads

A newly developed tool aims to make spending on political ads on Facebook much more transparent in the run up to election 2020.

Karl Greenberg-NYU • futurity
Sept. 23, 2020 ~7 min

Tool reveals top spenders on Facebook political ads

A newly developed tool aims to make spending on political ads on Facebook much more transparent in the run up to election 2020.

Karl Greenberg-NYU • futurity
Sept. 23, 2020 ~7 min


Political ads don’t really persuade voters

Despite the billions spent each presidential election year, political ads don't move the needle much at all for voters, researchers say.

Bess Connolly Martell-Yale • futurity
Sept. 3, 2020 ~6 min

Tracking robocalls debunks myths and clears up mysteries

Robocalls aren't getting more frequent, resarchers report. That's just one finding from work dedicated to tracking robocalls to reduce or eliminate them.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Aug. 18, 2020 ~7 min

Coronavirus infecting Australian jobs: vacancy rates down since early February

Job ads are 12% lower than expected this year.

Marian-Andrei Rizoiu, Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Technology Sydney • conversation
March 22, 2020 ~6 min

Free thought: can you ever be a truly independent thinker?

The captain of a ship, or a soul, doesn't sail while ignoring the wind – sometimes they go with it, sometimes against it, but they always account for it.

Tom Stafford, Lecturer in Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Sheffield • conversation
March 12, 2020 ~8 min

Teen brains are no match for fast food TV ads

Fast food advertisements on TV can prime teen brains to make unhealthy food choices, even when those ads are for salads and smoothies, new research shows.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 16, 2020 ~3 min

Myth-busting ads cut high-risk college student drinking

A marketing campaign designed to educate college students about the social norms around drinking on campus cut dangerous behaviors and high-risk drinking.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
Jan. 2, 2020 ~4 min


Congress and climate news spark oil company ads

When climate change is in the news or a focus of Congress, oil companies spend more money on advertising, new research shows.

Jill Kimball-Brown • futurity
Dec. 17, 2019 ~4 min

Big ad budgets for beer grab teens’ attention

"If you look at beer ads, advertisers are using all the tricks we know work at grabbing children's attention."

Angie Hunt-Iowa State • futurity
Nov. 18, 2019 ~4 min

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