Tag: Social media
The ideal female body type is getting even harder to attain
Frances Bozsik, University of Missouri-Kansas City and Brooke L. Bennett, University of Hawaii
Day after day, we’re bombarded with so many media messages that rarely...
‘Big Tech’ isn’t one big monopoly – it’s 5 companies all...
Amanda Lotz, University of Michigan
Public concern about Facebook’s power in society – and in politics – has skyrocketed in the wake of revelations that...
Don’t quit Facebook, but don’t trust it, either
Denise Anthony, Dartmouth College and Luke Stark, Dartmouth College
Is it time to give up on social media? Many people are thinking about that in...
The transformation of the Super Bowl ad experience
Mark Bartholomew, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
In an era of increasing media fragmentation, you could describe the Super Bowl as...
What might explain the unhappiness epidemic?
Jean Twenge, San Diego State University
We’d all like to be a little happier.
The problem is that much of what determines happiness is outside...
What can be done about our modern-day Frankensteins?
What can be done about our modern-day Frankensteins?
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When should you unfriend someone on Facebook?
Alexis Elder, University of Minnesota Duluth
The nature and ethics of “fake news” has become a subject of widespread concern. But, for many of us,...
Does American culture shame too much – or not enough?
Peter Stearns, George Mason University
The word “shameless” is being tossed around an awful lot these days, which might speak to what many see as...
EXPLORING NATURE
Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including...
Moones Alamooti, University of North Dakota
As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of...
