Sep 1, 2022 | COVID Philadelphia, Group Dynamics, News, PennMAP
On July 29th, the CSSLab held its inaugural Student Research Conference to share the summer progress made in the Lab’s various projects. The Summer 2022 Student Research Conference created a space where student members of the CSSLab presented on their summer...
Aug 15, 2022 | News, PennMAP, Published
Joe Biden and Donald Trump supporters, like these two, are more likely to be polarized by TV news than online echo chambers. AP Photo/Allen G. Breed The past two election cycles have seen an explosion of attention given to “echo chambers,” or communities where a...
Jul 26, 2022 | News, PennMAP, Published
Duncan Watts and colleagues found that 17% of Americans consume television news from partisan left- or right-leaning sources compared to just 4% online. For TV news viewers, this audience segregation tends to last month over month. In the lead-up to the 2016...
Jul 6, 2022 | Group Dynamics, News
Originally published on the Empirica blog Welcome to “Empirica Stories” — a series in which we highlight innovative research from the Empirica community, showcasing the possibilities of virtual lab experiments! Today, we highlight the work of Eaman Jahani and...