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Using UV-light to show the germs, actress Kristen Bell posted photos of her mother's hands on Instagram at various stages of washing. The results showed that soap and water for 30 seconds...
The WHO has issued guidelines for coverage of the Coronavirus outbreak, urging media to avoid language that can stigmatize people with the disease and to stick to scientific facts.
The internet can be a toxic environment for teens – but are older generations to blame?
How can online networks benefit from the empathy and caring nature of offline, real-world communities?
Social networks facilitate the diffusion of ideas across individuals and firms, which in turn plays an important role in productivity growth.
A new guide from the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania highlights five core elements of a robust democracy: empowering citizens, fair processes, respon...
From liking a post of your friend's dog, to seeing injustice videos that rile you, social media is full of quick gratification. But it could be undermining our ability to engage with info...
Targeted advertising on social media platforms is warping democracy – being transparent about where it comes from is the first step towards an even playing field.
Governments around the world are missing out on billions of dollars each year because of legal tax avoidance.
As technology continues to permeate society, surviving the future depends on bringing technologists and policymakers together. Here's how we might achieve it
The patterns in the eye of a fly, or the shimmer of a frozen drop of water: these are some of the best pictures of tiny things.
Teenage girls with diverse and inspiring influences have higher career aspirations and a healthier approach to the online world, finds a new report.
Platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram contributed to the explosive rise in social media use over the last 15 years, with one in three people using some form of online social plat...
It begun with #MeToo, now Russian femenists are taking photos without makeup and deliberately showing off pre-conceived 'flaws' to challenge beauty stereotypes that women's rights activis...
This infographic from Global Web Index compares key generational and regional differences of social media use based on data from nearly 114,000 internet users.
