Communications Content

Muhammad Haroon on How Social Media Algorithms Can Foster Political Radicalization

Soterios J Johnson — December 13, 2022 - 12:24am

A new study from �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis suggests that artificial intelligence recommendation algorithms on sites like YouTube and TikTok can play a role in political radicalization. In this episode, �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis computer science Ph.D. student Muhammad Haroon, who led the study, discusses how the study was designed, what the team found, and a new digital tool they created to mitigate the radicalizing effect of social media platform AI algorithms.

Understanding How Students Learn Through Virtual Reality

Jocelyn C Anderson — March 25, 2024 - 9:02am

How �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis virtual reality research is promoting STEAM learning and helping improve child education.

Most Twitter Users Don’t Follow Political Elites, Researchers Suggest

Karen Michele Nikos — September 30, 2022 - 11:00am

While social media platforms are the primary source of political information for a growing number of people, a majority of Twitter users do not follow either members of Congress, their president or news media, a new study suggests.

They are much more likely to follow Tom Hanks or Katy Perry than an elected official.

How Automated YouTube Recommendations Foster Polarization

Andy Fell — August 25, 2022 - 11:58am

�°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis computer scientists create YouTube Audit site, showing how recommendation algorithms steer left- or right-leaning users to more extreme content.

Study Looks at Brain Flow, and How People Achieve It

Karen Michele Nikos — November 22, 2021 - 12:30pm

You are playing such an intense video game and are focused so intently on getting to the next level that you don’t know what is going on around you. You have no sense of time passing. You feel great. You are “in the zone.” You are experiencing flow.

You are running a marathon, and you are so focused on the finish line that you barely experience any pain or tiredness until you are done. You are experiencing flow.

Statement from �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis

Karen Michele Nikos — April 14, 2016 - 3:01pm

Communicating the value of �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis is an essential element of our campus’s education, research, and larger public service mission. Increased investment in social media and communications strategy has heightened the profile of the university to good effect.