//www.koonmotors.com/news/science_society/popular_culture/ A scientific view of popular culture. Read about the role of popular culture, mass media and public opinion on society. en-us Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:56:13 EDT Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:56:13 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/science_society/popular_culture/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121717.htm A recent study of 425 Quebecers between the ages of 18 and 25 has found that young adults who have more frequent psychotic experiences also tend to spend more time using digital media. Interestingly, the study, which surveyed the participants over a period of six months, also found that spending more time on digital media did not seem to cause any change in the frequency of psychotic experiences over time. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:17:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121717.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230810110404.htm Legal restrictions placed on the amount of time young people in China can play video games may be less effective than originally thought, a new study has revealed. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 11:04:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230810110404.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230807121955.htm Social media can help women in Egypt identify more resources to help stop domestic violence, according to a study led by MIT researchers. Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:19:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230807121955.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230801131641.htm The statistical model identifies links between battles in Africa and can be applied to other armed conflicts, according to a new study. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:16:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230801131641.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230724122711.htm A new study has added weight to the evidence that watching too much television as a child can lead to poor health in adulthood. The research found that children who watched more television were more likely to develop metabolic syndrome as an adult. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:27:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230724122711.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713141930.htm A new study has found that aggression is not always the product of poor self-control but, instead, often can be the product of successful self-control in order to inflict greater retribution. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:19:30 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713141930.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230707153841.htm Researchers investigated how seeing frightening news about climate change day after day may shape the way people feel about the phenomenon and how willing they are to take action to address it. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:38:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230707153841.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230223132843.htm Teens and young adults who reduced their social media use by 50% for just a few weeks saw significant improvement in how they felt about both their weight and their overall appearance compared with peers who maintained consistent levels of social media use, according to new research. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:28:43 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230223132843.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230213082119.htm Study finds that just 8% of all depictions of AI professionals from a century of film are women -- and half of these are shown as subordinate to men. Cinema promotes AI as the product of lone male geniuses with god complexes, say researchers. Cultural perceptions influence career choices and recruitment, they argue, with the AI industry suffering from severe gender imbalance, risking development of discriminatory technology. Mon, 13 Feb 2023 08:21:19 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230213082119.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230207191554.htm Despite old fears that bad effects follow excessive video game playing or questionable game choices, researchers found those factors mattered little, if any, in children's brain health. The bad news? Video games assumed to be effective learning tools showed no meaningful effects, either. Tue, 07 Feb 2023 19:15:54 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230207191554.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230205081259.htm How long people live is less predictable and life expectancy for young people can be as much as 14 years shorter in violent countries, compared to peaceful countries, according to a new study. It reveals a direct link between the uncertainty of living in a violent setting, even for those not directly involved in the violence, and a 'double burden' of shorter and less predictable lives. Sun, 05 Feb 2023 08:12:59 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230205081259.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221222123047.htm A new study puts the risk of firearm-related death in perspective and calls attention to the urgent need for violence reduction interventions in the United States. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 12:30:47 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221222123047.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221221154708.htm Researchers have developed a novel machine-learning framework that uses scene descriptions in movie scripts to automatically recognize different characters' actions. Applying the framework to hundreds of movie scripts showed that these actions tend to reflect widespread gender stereotypes, some of which are found to be consistent across time. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:47:08 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221221154708.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221123193702.htm A newly compiled dataset quantitatively captures witchcraft beliefs in countries around the world, enabling investigation of key factors associated with such beliefs. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:37:02 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221123193702.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221109151927.htm 纳粹的宣传说明的语言分析that dehumanization of Jews shifted over time, with propaganda after the onset of the Holocaust portraying Jews as having a greater capacity for agency, relative to earlier propaganda focused on disengaging moral concern. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:19:27 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221109151927.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221109124408.htm An early pandemic survey found that respondents' intentions to receive COVID-19 vaccines were linked more to their media literacy and opinion of health experts than knowledge of the virus or previous vaccination behavior. In the study, researchers also found that for respondents who had recently refused a flu vaccine, higher COVID-19 knowledge actually correlated with lower future vaccine intentions. The results indicate that people were engaging in what's called motivated reasoning: the psychological process by which people consciously and selectively use facts to lead to a conclusion that reinforces their desired beliefs rather than rationally analyzing the evidence. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 12:44:08 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221109124408.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221108082615.htm A new study suggests that exposure to violent screen content in the preschool years is associated with a heightened risk of psychological and academic difficulties in adolescence. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 08:26:15 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221108082615.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221103120056.htm A new study compares the self-esteem and social activities of teens with no or poor home Internet access to teens who are the heaviest users of screens as well as teens with parents who tightly control or limit their screen use. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:00:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221103120056.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221101111545.htm Only a handful of U.S. states showed a surge in gun violence incidents in mid-2020 during civil unrest at the start of COVID-19 lockdowns and the murder of George Floyd, a new study finds. The study applied new data analysis techniques to identify and better understand shifts in gun violence patterns in the U.S. from 2018 to mid-2022. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 11:15:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221101111545.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221025112521.htm A new study played song and movie clips both recent and from their adolescence for subjects and asked if they had memories associated with them. Results showed people had more memories associated with older material and also appreciated media that had associated memories more. A look at the psychological processes associated with 'media-induced reminiscence' can tell us more about why people enjoy lighthearted entertainment like pop music or superhero movies, the authors argue. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:25:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221025112521.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221012101717.htm Maintaining green parks and gardens in cities has the potential to lower the risk of crime, research suggests. More green space in a city is linked with lower risk of crime against property -- such as burglary, arson and vandalism -- and less risk of violent offences, the study found. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:17:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221012101717.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221007112055.htm By analyzing movie reviews from Rotten Tomatoes, a film and TV review website, new research proposes a 'topic consistency' measure to capture the degree of overlap between critic and user review content and finds that it does impact movie sales. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:20:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221007112055.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221007085731.htm Spanking is more common among parents who report using many types of discipline with children and in families where there is intimate partner violence, according to new research. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 08:57:31 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221007085731.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221006141508.htm Algorithms can predict the in-game actions of volleyball players with more than 80% accuracy, and now the lab is collaborating with the Big Red hockey team to expand the research project's applications. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:15:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221006141508.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221003132745.htm Researchers in public policy and education recently found that young adults who use more social media are significantly more likely to develop depression within six months, regardless of personality type. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:27:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221003132745.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220929204104.htm A new study involving more than 879,000 participants published this week challenges the assumption that liking an outgroup means disliking your ingroup. It sheds light on a 1940s study in which Black girls preferred white dolls over Black dolls. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:41:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220929204104.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220920115436.htm A new study has found that the average rate of assaults with firearms increased an average of 9.5 percent relative to forecasted trends in the first 10 years after 34 states relaxed restrictions on civilians carrying concealed firearms in public. Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:54:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220920115436.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220908112453.htm New research from Japan shows that multiple cognitive abilities may be empirically measured from a complex game experience depending on the game's design. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:24:53 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220908112453.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220907105433.htm If you spend 30 minutes less on social media every day and engage in physical activity instead, you do a lot to improve your mental health, according to a new study. Participants who followed this advice for two weeks felt happier, more satisfied, less stressed by the COVID-19 pandemic and less depressed than a control group. These effects lasted even six months after the study had ended. Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:54:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220907105433.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220825164005.htm What makes people share posts on social media? A new study reveals that we share the social media posts we think are most relevant to ourselves or to our friends and family. Thu, 25 Aug 2022 16:40:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220825164005.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220824152206.htm A new study aims to examine differences in current e-cigarette use prevalence among U.S. youth at the intersections of sexual orientation with race and ethnicity. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:22:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220824152206.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220824103003.htm Do you have a secret stash of chocolates that you keep from your partner, or do you intentionally keep your spouse from knowing about something you bought online? New research indicates that small but commonly hidden actions such as these may be good for the relationship. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:30:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220824103003.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220823123556.htm Just after the U.S. Congress passed the nation's most substantial legislation aimed at battling climate change, a new study shows that the average American badly underestimates how much their fellow citizens support substantive climate policy. While 66-80% of Americans support climate action, the average American believes that number is 37-43%, the study found. The study found that conservatives underestimated national support for climate policies to the greatest degree but, liberals also believed that a minority of Americans support climate action. The misperception was the norm in every state, across policies, and among every demographic tested, including political affiliation, race, media consumption habits, and rural vs. suburban. 星期二,2022年8月23日12:35:56美国东部时间 //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220823123556.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220822130303.htm Using our own smartphone -- but not a stranger's phone -- pushes us into an individualistic mindset that has us prefer products and services that are rare, special or customized to our personality. Mon, 22 Aug 2022 13:03:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220822130303.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220818164046.htm The higher percentage of enslaved people that a U.S. county counted among its residents in 1860, the more guns its residents have in the present, according to a new analysis by researchers exploring why Americans' feelings about guns differ so much from people around the globe. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:40:46 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220818164046.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220801133148.htm Depictions of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are powerful sources of inspiration for young women who aspire to a career in those fields. But stereotypes of female scientists persist, and we have some way to go to vanquish them, say the authors of a new paper. Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:31:48 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220801133148.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220720150608.htm Researchers have developed and validated a new tool known as the Extremist Archetypes Scale to help distinguish different psychological traits found among people engaged in violent extremism. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:06:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220720150608.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220720150600.htm A new analysis contradicts popular thinking about beliefs in conspiracy theories, suggesting that such beliefs may not have actually increased over time. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:06:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220720150600.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220720150550.htm New research has used motion capture technology to assess the accuracy of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technologies in football. The study suggests that VAR is useful for preventing obvious mistakes but is currently not precise enough to give accurate judgements every time. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:05:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220720150550.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220714091056.htm A new study of data from Chicago found that the neighborhoods where violent crime fell the most, cardiovascular disease mortality fell sharply, too Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:10:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220714091056.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220711163156.htm The same four factors that explain how people change their beliefs on a variety of issues can account for the recent rise in anti-science attitudes, a new review suggests. Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:31:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220711163156.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220629161103.htm In a new study, researchers describe a spatio-temporal model to predict trends in firearm prevalence on a state-by-state level by fusing data from two available proxies -- background checks per capita and suicides committed with a firearm in a given state. Calibrating their results with yearly survey data, they determined that the two proxies can be simultaneously considered to draw precise information regarding firearm ownership. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 16:11:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220629161103.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220629121206.htm Companies selling ethical and sustainable products should use up-tempo major mode music in their marketing to help well-meaning consumers convert their good intentions into actual purchases, new research shows. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 12:12:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220629121206.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220622141835.htm Allowing fights among players in the National Hockey Leagues does not deter greater violence in the modern game, according to a new study. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:18:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220622141835.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220620152117.htm Science reporting on climate change does lead Americans to adopt more accurate beliefs and support government action on the issue -- but these gains are fragile, a new study suggests. Mon, 20 Jun 2022 15:21:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220620152117.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220512092627.htm When designing public spaces or other places where foot traffic is considered, planners and architects need to know how people perceive the spaces in question. It is commonly believed that a space will feel more congested if the crowd density is higher. However, new research suggests that walking speed of individuals actually plays a greater role than crowd density in how someone feels about a busy space. Also, age and gender seem to affect someone's perception of how congested an enclosed space feels to them. Thu, 12 May 2022 09:26:27 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220512092627.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220506183947.htm A new article reviews the best available evidence to debunk the 'social displacement hypothesis' that holds that use of mobile and social media is the cause of decreased face-to-face (FtF) interaction. Fri, 06 May 2022 18:39:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220506183947.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220421181158.htm In an analysis of the most recent data available through the CDC, clinical researchers revealed that firearm injuries are now the leading cause of death among children up to age 19, and the racial gap between black and white youth is widening. The article calls for health care workers to recognize this as an epidemiological and public health challenge and to help find solutions. Thu, 21 Apr 2022 18:11:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220421181158.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220407101056.htm Amid parental concerns regarding poor nutrition and lack of cooking skills among youth in Flint, Michigan, a team of local dietitians, chefs, and researchers created Flint Families Cook during the COVID-19 pandemic, a program for families with children ages 8-18 years old, delivered virtually to children and families in their homes. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 10:10:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220407101056.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220405171751.htm More energetic commercials are likely to be tuned in more or avoided less by viewers, according a new study. Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:17:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220405171751.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220330103204.htm Football may be America's most popular sport, but the nation is deeply divided about whether youth should play the tackle version of the game. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:32:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220330103204.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220324143806.htm Over one in four women (or 27 per cent) experience intimate partner violence before the age of 50, according to a worldwide analysis. The largest of its kind, the analysis covers 366 studies involving more than 2 million women in 161 countries. Thu, 24 Mar 2022 14:38:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220324143806.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220317172507.htm Among local and state public health officials who resigned or were fired during the first 11 months of the pandemic, more than one-third reported incidents of harassment, a new study finds. Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:25:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220317172507.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220316132651.htm A communication researcher has developed a framework for measuring the slippery concept of social media public opinion. Murmuration identifies meaningful groups of social media actors based on the 'who-follows-whom' relationship. The actors attract like-minded followers to form 'flocks,' which serve as the units of analysis. As opinions form and shift in response to external events, the flocks' unfolding opinions move like the fluid murmuration of airborne starlings. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:26:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220316132651.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220222085559.htm Women who had ever experienced sexual violence in their lifetime -- including sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment -- were more likely to develop high blood pressure over a seven-year follow-up period, according to findings from a large, longitudinal study of women in the United States. Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:55:59 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220222085559.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220203122858.htm Social media sites continue to amplify misinformation and conspiracy theories. To address this concern, an interdisciplinary team of computer scientists, physicists and social scientists has found a solution to ensure social media users are exposed to more reliable news sources. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:28:58 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220203122858.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/01/220106100352.htm There is no difference between healthful foods for adults and for children aged 2 and older, except for age-appropriate adjustments in texture and portion size, according to experts in nutrition. Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:03:52 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/01/220106100352.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/12/211213121355.htm 工程研究人员已经开发出一声枪响detection algorithm and classification model that can discern similar sounds such as gunfire or a plastic bag popping. Discerning between a dangerous audio event like a gun firing and a non-life-threatening event, such as a plastic bag bursting, can mean the difference between life and death. Additionally, it also can determine whether or not to deploy public safety workers. Humans, as well as computers, often confuse the sounds of a plastic bag popping and real gunshot sounds. Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:13:55 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/12/211213121355.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/11/211124153815.htm Play is important for the development of complex social, emotional, physical, and cognitive skills. Play provides young individuals with a safe space to practice new behaviors without grave repercussions. While most animals engage in play, only humans engage in rule-based games. Which kinds of games people play -- competitive or cooperative -- may depend on their cultural background. In a new study, researchers screened historical data to answer the question whether cultures play games that correspond to how cooperative they are. Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:38:15 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/11/211124153815.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/10/211019120112.htm 社会distanc动力学的研究人员ing practices, common defense against the spread of COVID-19, through the lens of particle-based flow simulations. The study models social distance as the distance at which particles, representing pedestrians, repel fellow particles and sheds light on the relationship between social distancing and pedestrian flow dynamics in corridors by illustrating how adherence to social distancing protocols affects two-way pedestrian movement in a shared space. Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:01:12 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/10/211019120112.htm