In a breakthrough for identifying emerging online communities, Stevens researchers use machine learning and social network theory to identify formation patterns in digital forums
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Using data from X, formerly Twitter, researchers probed the complex patterns of relationships and shared interests that link people together across the internet. In particular, they focused on elucidating how people form online communities, interact within those communities or leave them.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has named four New York University faculty as 2025 AAAS Fellows: Eray Aydil, Anirban Maitra, André Fenton, and Liina Pylkkänen.
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Sticking to the same meals and eating a consistent number of calories each day may help people lose more weight, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
Police violence is judged differently depending on who is affected. When people with an immigrant background are targeted, abusive police actions are perceived as less serious. This is the conclusion of a new international study.