If you’ve poured your heart out on social media about a political issue, it might have felt cathartic—but likely was not persuasive, Cornell research finds. Americans are skeptical of emotional comments they see in their news and social media feeds, political scientist Talbot Andrews and co-authors report in a new monograph, “Emotions on Our Screens,” part of the Cambridge Elements in Politics and Communication series. Over six experiments involving nearly 6,400 participants, viewers questioned the sincerity of fear or sadness people expressed about climate change in simulated news reports, text messages and TikTok posts. Such comments were rated as less authentic and appropriate than more neutral ones—even when the observer agreed politically with the speaker.
Why we’re skeptical of the emotions we see on our screens
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Psychedelic drugs are known to make people highly sensitive to their surroundings. In other words, a user’s mindset and immediate environment heavily shape the entire trippy experience. In a study published in the journal Psychedelic [...]
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A new mathematical model suggests that social norms may be just as important as economics in determining how the world responds to climate change. The research shows that efforts to reduce emissions in one region [...]
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Research from the University of St. Andrews is challenging conventional assumptions about the relationship between politics and entrepreneurship. The study explored whether the political environment in which people live influences their likelihood of starting a [...]
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When analyzing crime, the foreign population typically shows higher rates than the native population. However, crime statistics change significantly when comparing groups of the same age and gender. A detailed data analysis conducted in a [...]
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A new ancient DNA study published in Science Advances provides evidence that political power among Scythian elites may have been inherited through family lineages that extended across multiple burial sites. By combining archaeology, anthropology and [...]
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Net overseas migration is declining. It peaked in 2023, and as of mid-2026 it has dropped by 45%.This post was originally published on this site
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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is known for targeting immigrants with inflammatory comments about their place in their new country. He made headlines last year when he urged immigrants who “come here with their [...]
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Immigrant workers protected by a key humanitarian status make significant contributions to New York state’s economy and communities, according to new Cornell University research.This post was originally published on this site
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They knew their gesture was futile and could have serious personal repercussions, but that didn’t stop more than 1.5 million Russians from signing anti-war petitions after their country invaded Ukraine.This post was originally published on [...]
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AI-generated impersonations of political figures are judged by members of the public to be more authentic, relevant and coherent than the speakers’ actual debate responses, according to a study appearing in PLOS One, written by [...]
