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Delivering the News with Humor Makes Young Adults More Likely to Remember and Share

A new study found that news clips involving humor activated more brain regions than non-humorous clips.

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Concerns over Infecting Others Matter More for Vaccination in Sparsely Populated Areas

Concerns over infecting others play a greater role in people’s willingness to be vaccinated in sparsely populated areas than dense urban ones, according to a new study.

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In Conversation with Emile Bruneau: A Video Series

Watch Bruneau explain his research in his own words.

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Google News Prioritizes National Media over Local

Users are less likely to see local news results, and the local news they do see appears lower on the results list.

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CARGC Press Releases CARGC Paper 14 by Giang Nguyen-Thu

“Hectic Slowness: Precarious Temporalities of Care in Vietnam’s Digital Mamasphere”

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Mobile Phones Help Americans Encounter More Diverse News

Thanks largely to mobile phones, Americans are reading news from a wider range of sources, though many do not read any online news at all.

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Virtual Reality Trains Public to Reverse Opioid Overdoses

Researchers have developed an immersive video to train people on carrying and using naloxone.

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How Misinformed Vaccine Beliefs Affect Policy Views

Vaccine misperceptions are the strongest driver of opposition to pro-vaccination public policies.

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Countering Anti-Vaccination Influences from Social Media — with Conversation

The flu vaccine is considered one of the great achievements in public health, but social media messages still abound with skepticism and falsehoods about vaccination.

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Transatlantic Group Urges Transparency and Accountability for Digital Platforms

A new report from the Annenberg Public Policy Center advocates for the regulation of accountability, not speech.