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How Your Brain Makes Articles Go Viral

Why do some articles spread and others don’t? How does your brain decide what to read and share?

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Study Finds Troubling Consequences for Anti-Muslim and Anti-Mexican Attitudes and Actions

Those holding anti-immigrant sentiment were more likely to support increased surveillance, restricting immigration, and deportation.

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Mindfulness Motivates People to Make Healthier Choices

New study shows mindful people are more receptive to health messaging and more likely to change.

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Gun Violence in PG-13 Movies Continues to Climb Past R-Rated Films

Portrayals of gun violence in PG-13 movies more than doubled from 1985-2015.

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Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication Releases CARGC Paper 5 by Mimi Sheller

The paper is entitled, "On the Maintenance of Humanity: Learning from Refugee Mobile Practices."

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FactCheck.org to Work With Facebook on Exposing Viral Fake News

FactCheck.org is among several fact-checking organizations that will help to identify and label viral fake news stories.

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TCORS Study Shows Effectiveness of Testimonial Warning Labels on Tobacco Products

Warning labels featuring photos of real smokers who were harmed by their habit were more effective than text-only labels.

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Pope’s Encyclical Did Not Raise Broad Public Concern Over Climate Change

Study finds little overall change in concern among Catholics and non-Catholics.

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Want To Exercise More? Get Yourself Some Competition.

In a new study, competition proved a far stronger motivation for exercise than friendly support.

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Despite the Lure of Football, Study Finds Viewers Learned From Presidential Debate

While the debates do help viewers understand candidate positions, if those positions change, viewers can also be confused.