Job recruiters are wary of 3 things on social media

When you're searching for a job, it might be best to avoid certain kinds of posts on your social media accounts. New research investigates what job recruiters avoid.

Sara LaJeunesse-Penn State • futurity
Feb. 6, 2020 ~6 min

Are big tech monopolies ruining American capitalism?

Listen to this podcast to hear an economist explain how big tech companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon are threatening capitalism.

U. Chicago • futurity
Jan. 15, 2020 ~2 min


Facebook posts can predict 21 health problems

The words and phrases in our Facebook posts can indicate diseases and condition about as well as demographic information, research finds.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
June 24, 2019 ~4 min

Facebook gets more diversity into gene studies

"Historically, genetic studies were largely made up of people who lived near university medical centers." Genes for Good allows others to participate.

Nardy Baeza Bickel-Michigan • futurity
June 17, 2019 ~6 min

Lonely teens don’t all reach for social media

Facebook isn't always the go-to coping strategy of lonely teens, research in France shows.

Angie Hunt-Iowa State • futurity
June 6, 2019 ~3 min

Older folks were most likely to share ‘fake news’ in 2016

Surprisingly few Americans shared "fake news" on Facebook during the 2016 election season, but some of us were more likely to do so than others.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Jan. 10, 2019 ~5 min

How much money would you charge to quit Facebook?

How do we value a free service like Facebook? New research gauges how much we'd charge to give it up for a year.

Kristen Parker-Michigan State • futurity
Dec. 26, 2018 ~4 min

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