News

Research 17 Sep 2019

Brevity is the Soul of Twitter: 280-Character Limit Makes Twitter More Civil

Professor Yphtach Lelkes analyzed tweets from before and after Twitter implemented the increased character limit.

Research 11 Jul 2019

Julia Becker (C'18) examines the American and Mexican political climates, immigration rhetoric, and street art as protest.

Faculty News 15 May 2019

She will improve the ability of measuring tools to accurately identify incivility expressed in mainstream political discourse.

Research 13 May 2019

Collective intelligence can increase belief accuracy even in politically homogenous groups.

News 25 Feb 2019

The newly established working group is led by Professor Yphtach Lelkes.

Research 26 Nov 2018

Paradoxical thinking is intended to shock the participants with its absurdity and cause them to reevaluate their beliefs.

Research 3 Sep 2018

The researchers tested how different kinds of social media environments would affect political polarization and group accuracy.

Research 25 Jun 2018

Processed by separate regions of the brain, dehumanization and dislike may be different psychological processes.

Research 18 Jun 2018

A new study found that liberals are more open to globalization, while conservatives are more nationalistic.

Research 26 Apr 2018

The researchers collected and analyzed nearly one million tweets.