Researchers show what happens in the human brain when we try to influence other people or when we ourselves are influenced by others. When people change their opinion after they have received ...

Surveys show that the majority of Americans routinely wear masks. So why have some people taken the uncommon and unsafe position of objecting to masks and social distancing, despite scientific ...

If we type #food in the Instagram search bar, it will show countless hits, not to mention #foodie or other related hashtags. But why are culinary topics so popular on social media platforms? To ...

Filippo Menczer receives funding from the Knight Foundation, Sloan Foundation, NSF, DoD, and the Swiss National Science Foundation. We have uncovered many examples of coordinated inauthentic behavior.

Sara McCorquodale is the author of Influence: How social media influencers are shaping our digital future, published in paperback by Bloomsbury Business. Available at Bloomsbury.com and at all good ...