Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. From its very first announcement, the Social Science One initiative, ...

This much is obvious: What the world needs now is less fake news. In general, sure, but particularly on the planet's leading source of information: Facebook. The thing is, to separate the ...

Are you a tech freak who is always looking to know how the science & tech zone is creating wonders to change the world? Well, the emerging trend of social media has made it easier to share information ...

Is it time to turn social media off? After the flurry of stories on Cambridge Analytica, Zuckerberg and Congress, personal data and political advertising, the question is whether Facebook – or social ...

Millions of people see science-related information on their Facebook feeds or elsewhere on social media, but the kinds of science stories people most likely encounter are often practical tips with ...

At a time when science issues are increasingly part of the broader public discourse, Pew Research Center explored the role of science-related Facebook pages – both those that were meant to enhance the ...

With a grant from the National Science Foundation, KQED Science, a unit of the San Francisco-based public media organization, had the opportunity to work with science communication researchers to ...

Psychologists secretly toyed with Facebook users’ emotions in 2012, published their findings last month and got scorched by a social media firestorm they never saw coming. What goes around comes ...

June 29: Updated with statement from Facebook, from the author of the study, and from the editor of the academic journal that published the study. The researchers, led by data scientist Adam Kramer, ...

For many Facebook users, the urge to like a kitten video or snoop on a high-school flame is almost irresistible. As it turns out, this type of "Facebook addiction" may show up in the brain: A new ...

Don’t totally blame Facebook for worsening political divisions between liberals and conservatives. Those rifts have more to do with the news you — and your online friends — choose. The social media ...