Free BotSlayer tool fights bad info online

Download and try BotSlayer, an open-source tool that helps political campaigns and journalists sort truth from fiction online.

Kevin Fryling-Indiana • futurity
Sept. 15, 2019 ~6 min

Teens who spend hours on social media report these behaviors

"We cannot conclude that social media causes mental health problems, but we do think that less time on social media may be better for teens' health."

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Sept. 12, 2019 ~4 min


Tweets show how different U.S. regions like to exercise

Machine learning checked Twitter to find out how much exercise Americans are getting and which workouts are most popular in different regions.

Boston University • futurity
Aug. 27, 2019 ~5 min

Could social media actually improve mental health?

New findings challenge the idea that social media is contributing to a mental health crisis in the United States.

Kristen Parker-Michigan State • futurity
June 27, 2019 ~3 min

Key words reveal our politics in tweets about shootings

When discussing mass shootings on Twitter, Republicans tend to talk about the shooter while Democrats focus on the victim. Here's why that matters.

Taylor Kubota-Stanford • futurity
June 26, 2019 ~6 min

Cities with certain racist tweets see more hate crimes

A new study of 532 million tweets suggests a link between hate speech on Twitter and hate crimes offline.

Kathleen Hamilton-NYU • futurity
June 26, 2019 ~4 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

Three ways to spot dodgy nutrition advice

Here's how to recognize legitimate diet and nutrition advice among all the scams.

Alisson Clark-Florida • futurity
May 23, 2019 ~4 min

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