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Using social media for large-scale studies of gender differences
Social networks acquire data on most aspects of the daily life of millions of people […]
Are your friends happier than you?
In an era of fleeting but constant contact with sprawling online communities, it’s common to […]
New EPJ Data Science thematic series on human mobility
Guest posts by Filippo Simini, Philipp Hövel, Michael Szell, Luca Pappalardo, Gourab Ghoshal Bringing human […]
Are your tweets feeling good? Opinion and emotion in tweets change when you get sick
Can we tell if a person is physically ill by the way they tweet? On […]
Social Media Trends: Real or Artificial?
The era of « fake news » is upon us. Browsing social media is a constant exercise […]
Estimated unemployment rates from Twitter user routines
The buzz of busy commuters, as well as the lack thereof, leave information-rich fingerprints on […]
Instagram photos reveal predictive indicators of depression
The photo on the right has a higher hue (bluer), lower saturation (grayer), and lower […]
The power of new data to understand political sentiment
In the aftermath of recent (and surprising) election results, it has become apparent that poll […]
A new look at the dynamics of scientific collaborations
The structure of scientific collaborations has been the subject of intense study both for its […]