Jun 11, 2025 | Featured, News, PennMAP
A team of researchers from the Computational Social Science Lab at the University of Pennsylvania find that cable news has increasingly diverged from broadcast news in the topics covered and language used. Walter Cronkite was often cited as “the most trusted man in...
Apr 25, 2025 | Featured, News, PennMAP
Computational Social Science Lab (CSSLab) Director Duncan Watts presented: “Fake News, Echo Chambers, and Algorithms: A Data Science Perspective” at an ASSET(AI-enabled Systems: Safety, Explainability and Trustworthiness) Weekly Seminar on April 23, 2025. “Before the...
Apr 25, 2025 | Featured, News, PennMAP
Annenberg PhD student Neil Fasching and Postdoctoral researcher Jennifer Allen of the Computational Social Science Lab (CSSLab) recently presented their research on April 15th at the 2nd annual Center for Information Network Democracy Workshop: The Impact of AI on...
Mar 28, 2025 | Featured, News, PennMAP
In an era where online interactions can be both motivational and toxic, researchers from the Computational Social Science Lab (CSSLab) at the University of Pennsylvania are interested in what encourages prosocial behavior — acts of kindness, support, and cooperation —...
Mar 24, 2025 | Featured, News, PennMAP
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, demanding urgent and effective action to mitigate its severe impacts. One barrier to effective climate change action is its polarizing nature largely driven by the media, as people prefer to consume...
