Machine culture

L Brinkmann, F Baumann, JF Bonnefon… - Nature Human …, 2023 - nature.com
The ability of humans to create and disseminate culture is often credited as the single most
important factor of our success as a species. In this Perspective, we explore the notion of …

Norm dynamics: Interdisciplinary perspectives on social norm emergence, persistence, and change

MJ Gelfand, S Gavrilets, N Nunn - Annual Review of Psychology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Social norms are the glue that holds society together, yet our knowledge of them remains
heavily intellectually siloed. This article provides an interdisciplinary review of the emerging …

Partisan polarization is the primary psychological motivation behind political fake news sharing on Twitter

M Osmundsen, A Bor, PB Vahlstrup… - American Political …, 2021 - cambridge.org
The rise of “fake news” is a major concern in contemporary Western democracies. Yet,
research on the psychological motivations behind the spread of political fake news on social …

Misinformation on misinformation: Conceptual and methodological challenges

S Altay, M Berriche, A Acerbi - Social media+ society, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Alarmist narratives about online misinformation continue to gain traction despite evidence
that its prevalence and impact are overstated. Drawing on research examining the use of big …

Algorithm-mediated social learning in online social networks

WJ Brady, JC Jackson, B Lindström… - Trends in Cognitive …, 2023 - cell.com
Human social learning is increasingly occurring on online social platforms, such as Twitter,
Facebook, and TikTok. On these platforms, algorithms exploit existing social-learning biases …

Seizing the moment: now is the time for integrated global surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in wastewater environments

A Pruden, PJ Vikesland, BC Davis… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Environmental surveillance of AMR is missing from current One Health
strategies.•Integrated surveillance can benefit clinical practice and mitigate the spread of …

Autopsy of a metaphor: The origins, use and blind spots of the 'infodemic'

FM Simon, CQ Camargo - new media & society, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In 2020, the term 'infodemic'rose from relative obscurity to becoming a popular catch-all
metaphor, representing the perils of fast, wide-spreading (false) information about the …

Social networks consumption and addiction in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Educational approach to responsible use

J Gómez-Galán, JÁ Martínez-López, C Lázaro-Pérez… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Within the framework of digital sustainability, the increase in Internet consumption, and
especially online social networks, offers social benefits, but is not without its drawbacks. For …

Digital data sources and methods for conservation culturomics

RA Correia, R Ladle, I Jarić, ACM Malhado… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ongoing loss of biological diversity is primarily the result of unsustainable human behavior.
Thus, the long‐term success of biodiversity conservation depends on a thorough …

Why do so few people share fake news? It hurts their reputation

S Altay, AS Hacquin, H Mercier - new media & society, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In spite of the attractiveness of fake news stories, most people are reluctant to share them.
Why? Four pre-registered experiments (N= 3,656) suggest that sharing fake news hurt one's …