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The Snowball Effect

Hidden Brain Podcast

How do certain memes go viral? And why do some social movements take off and spread, while others fizzle? Today on the show, we talk with sociologist Damon Centola about social contagion, and how it can be harnessed to build a better world.

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What Our Negative Comments and Consumer Gripes on Social Media Reveal about Us

To figure out why people complain so much on social media, we analysed negative posts on Facebook about brands caught up in media controversies at the time.

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Angela R. Dobele, Ashleigh Powell
2022
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The Second Act of Social-Media Activism

What’s distinct about the current media activism movement is not just the clarity of its messaging, but its ability to convey that message through so much noise.

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Jane Hu
2020
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Culture Counter HOZIER episode - Music and Activism

Andrew Hozier Byrne, best known for his song Take Me To Church, is an Irish musician who advocates for gay rights, marriage equality, and feminism. This episode of Culture Counter will take us through Hozier’s musical career and explore his passion for political and social activism.

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2021
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Student Voice: How Young People Use Social Media to Engage Civically

While some young people might not be able to vote yet, they are leveraging social media to educate themselves and their peers on social justice topics ranging from gun violence to racial justice to climate change.

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Rainier Harris
2020
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The Dark Psychology of Social Networks

Why it feels like everything is going haywire? Even if social media could be cured of its outrage-enhancing effects, it would still raise problems for the stability of democracy.

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Jonathan Haidt,Tobias Rose-Stockwell
2019
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