What would you say at Twitter’s funeral?
That’s the question my collaborators and I asked over 1,000 people on social media as part of a broader research project on Twitter migration[1]. Responses ranged from the profane to the poetic, but one common theme was that despite its significant flaws, Twitter at its best was truly great …...
If you’ve ever wondered how the right-wing media ecosystem operates and why it’s effective, try viewing it as a form of improvisational theater or improv.
In the wake of the 2024 U.S. elections, everyday people and political pundits alike have been trying to make sense of the results and the related observation that many Americans seem...
Read more https://theconversation.com/how-right-wing-media-is-like-improv-theater-243665
It’s been the biggest year[1] for elections in human history: 2024 is a “super-cycle[2]” year in which 3.7 billion eligible voters in 72 countries had the chance to go the polls. These are also the first AI elections[3], where many feared that deepfakes and artificial intelligence-generated misinformation would overwhelm the democratic...
Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? Maybe it’s the tune that was playing during your first dance, or the anthem of a memorable road trip.
People often think of these musical memories as fixed snapshots of the past. But recent research my team[1] and I published suggests music may do more...
Read more https://theconversation.com/music-can-change-how-you-feel-about-the-past-239045