Computational social science is more than just large repositories of digital data and the
computational methods needed to construct and analyse them. It also represents a …

Scientists are enthusiastically imagining ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) tools might
improve research. Why are AI tools so attractive and what are the risks of implementing them …

We evaluate the empirical evidence interrogating the question of whether social media
erodes social cohesion. We look at how networks, information exchange, and norms operate …

It has been the historic responsibility of the social sciences to investigate human societies.
Fulfilling this responsibility requires social theories, measurement models and social data …

In social media effects research, the role of specific social media content is understudied, in
part attributable to the fact that communication science previously lacked methods to access …

The ability to 'sense'the social environment and thereby to understand the thoughts and
actions of others allows humans to fit into their social worlds, communicate and cooperate …

Social media data enable insights into human behaviour. Researchers can access these
data via platform-provided application programming interfaces (APIs), but these come with …

The digital traces that people leave through their use of various online platforms provide
tremendous opportunities for studying human behavior. However, the collection of these …

Despite abundant studies on “fake news,” the long-term consequences have been less
explored. In this context, this study examines the dynamic relationship between traditional …

This study examined the role of social media sentiment in identifying irrational herding
behavior in the stock market. We selected the Chinese stock market, where majority are …