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Eric Liu: Why ordinary people need to understand power

Far too many Americans are illiterate in power — what it is, how it operates and why some people have it. As a result, those few who do understand power wield disproportionate influence over everyone else. "We need to make civics sexy again," says civics educator Eric Liu. "As sexy as it was during the American Revolution or the Civil Rights Mov...

Silverback Digital Marketing Outlines Strategic Framework and Operational Standards for Social Media Marketing Services

Sacramento, California - March 06, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Silverback Digital Marketing has released an official ...

How SMM Panels are Changing Social Media Marketing and Growth in 2026

Overview: SMM panels help brands boost early engagement on social media, improving post visibility and enabling content to reach larger audiences faster.Modern ...

Social Media Trends in Indonesia 2026: Sports, Real-Time Content, and Online Engagement

Social media is reshaping how Indonesians follow sports and entertainment in 2026. Explore the key trends driving real-time engagement and digital conversation.

The impact of social media on mental health

Social media has reshaped the way billions of people connect, communicate, and see themselves. 6 billion users worldwide as of 2024.That number is staggering - and so are the questions it raises.

Dan Dennett: Let's teach religion -- all religion -- in schools

Philosopher Dan Dennett calls for religion -- all religion -- to be taught in schools, so we can understand its nature as a natural phenomenon. Then he takes on The Purpose-Driven Life, disputing its claim that, to be moral, one must deny evolution.

3rd3rd Marketing Shares the Stage at National Conferences to Redefine Senior Living Engagement

SEATTLE, Wash., March 12, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 3rd3rd Marketing, the nation’s leading “Un-Senior Living Agency,” is ...

Social Craft AI-How well connected is your LinkedIn Network?

We built SocialCraft AI to model the decay of LinkedIn connections using an exponential decay model, where relationship strength decreases by 50% every 90 days.The problem we identified is that many professionals struggle to maintain meaningful connections on LinkedIn, leading to a decline in engagement and missed opportunities. For instance, if you haven't interacted with a connection in 180 days, their relationship strength drops to just 25% of its original value. This decay can significa

New research sheds light on the psychological recipe for a grudge

New research published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin provides evidence that holding a grudge is driven by a specific emotional cocktail of both hurt feelings and anger. The ...

Why studying two brains at once could reshape autism research and diagnosis

Could the mysteries of cognition be revealed in the interactions between minds, not just the operation of the brain in isolation? This is the question behind two recent studies by Guillaume Dumas, a ...

Validating Generative AI-Based Social Science

On Feb. 20, the Center for Human-Computer Interaction + Design convened an interdisciplinary group to discuss the validity and trustworthiness of social and behavioral data simulated by large language models.

2 Reasons Highly Intelligent People Can Be Lonelier, By A Psychologist

Highly intelligent people often appear socially successful, but psychologically, many report feeling more isolated than their peers.

Kelly Price’s controversial plea sparks debate on unity

The R&B singer’s Instagram Live session ignites discussions about criticism and solidarity within Black communities. R&B vocalist Kelly Price has thrust herself into the center of a contentious debate ...

In Landmark Trial, Plaintiff Says Social Media Harm Started at Age 6

The plaintiff, identified only as K.G.M., took the stand to testify against Meta and Instagram in a bellwether case over tech addiction.

Social Media Has Made Teen Friendships More Stressful

Evidence from both human beings and primates indicates that we have a natural capacity to limit our social networks. Today, ...

UAlbany, Rutgers researchers develop early-warning model to predict toxic social media storms

Researchers at the University at Albany and Rutgers University have developed an early-warning framework that can predict harmful social media interactions before they erupt, paving the way for ...

Column: Social media and teen mental wellness

With its inception in just 2020, World Teen Mental Wellness Day provided a new focus on the age-old challenge of attaining and maintaining mental wellness during adolescence.

Early-warning model developed to predict toxic social media storms

Researchers at the University at Albany and Rutgers University have developed an early-warning framework that can predict harmful social media interactions before they erupt, paving the way for ...

Shyam Sankar: The rise of human-computer cooperation

Brute computing force alone can't solve the world's problems. Data mining innovator Shyam Sankar explains why solving big problems (like catching terrorists or identifying huge hidden trends) is not a question of finding the right algorithm, but rather the right symbiotic relationship between computation and human creativity.

A small experiment in context aware storytelling on the web

I recently stumbled across an interesting concept while browsing some indie storytelling projects online. It’s essentially a platform experimenting with context aware fiction short stories that subtly incorporate elements from the reader’s environment (time, device behavior, familiar digital patterns like messaging timestamps, etc.) to make the narrative feel more immersive.What caught my attention wasn’t the story itself but the design idea behind it. Instead of building a full ARG or complex i