College students who are binge drinkers frequently post on social media while they’re drunk, seemingly without considering possible consequences, according to a new study. “During these times when young students are feeling disinhibited by alcohol, they may be even more likely than usual to post inappropriate material without considering the future impact,” said lead researcher… Continue reading Binge Drinkers and “Drunk Posting” on Social Media
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Weather Appears to Be Associated with Sentiments Expressed on Social Media
Sentiments expressed on Facebook and Twitter may be associated with certain weather patterns, according to a study published April 25, 2018 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Patrick Baylis from the Vancouver School of Economics, Canada, Nick Obradovich from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, and colleagues. A release from the publisher notes that… Continue reading Weather Appears to Be Associated with Sentiments Expressed on Social Media
“Selfie” Videos for Mental Health Monitoring
Researchers at the University of Rochester in New York have developed an innovative approach to turn any computer or smartphone with a camera into a personal mental health monitoring device. In a paper to be presented in January 2015 at the American Association for Artificial Intelligence conference in Austin, Texas, Professor of Computer Science Jiebo… Continue reading “Selfie” Videos for Mental Health Monitoring