From the Stanford University press release: While a certain level of trust is needed for autonomous cars and smart technologies to reach their full potential, these technologies are not infallible — hence why we’re supposed…
From the Lancaster University press release: General smartphone usage is a poor predictor of anxiety, depression or stress say researchers, who advise caution when it comes to digital detoxes. The study published in Technology, Mind, and…
From the University of Colorado at Boulder press release: “Put your phone away!” “No more video games!” “Ten more minutes of YouTube and you’re done!” Kids growing up in the mobile internet era have heard…
From the Data Science Institute at Columbia press release: DSI postdoctoral fellow Sandrine Müller uses smartphone sensor data to study human behavior. A research team led by Sandrine Müller, a Data Science Institute postdoctoral research…
From the Rice University press release: Rice University researchers have discovered a more efficient way for social media companies to keep misinformation from spreading online using probabilistic filters trained with artificial intelligence. The new approach…
From the PLOS press release: In a new study, people who spent more time on their phones — particularly on gaming or social media apps — were more likely to reject larger, delayed rewards in…
From the University of Kansas press release: How likely you are to trust a self-driving car or advice from Siri? A University of Kansas interdisciplinary team led by relationship psychologist Omri Gillath has published a…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: We know how search engines can favor certain results and how social media might push us into bubbles, but it’s still easy to view the internet…
From the University of Exeter press release: Watching high quality nature programmes on TV can uplift people’s moods, reduce negative emotions, and help alleviate the kind of boredom associated with being isolated indoors, according to…
From the Binghamton University press release: The coronavirus pandemic has shifted many of our interactions online, with Zoom video calls replacing in-person classes, work meetings, conferences and other events. Will all that screen time damage…