Posts Tagged ‘trends’
Homicide spreads like the flu
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Homicide moves through a community like an infectious disease, a finding that may help police track and even prevent murders. Continue…
Friday, November 30, 2012 11:54 - 4 Comments
Health & Medicine - Jul 11, 2011 15:54 - 1 Comment
Software mines Twitter for ‘sick’ trends
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Sift through 2 billion tweets and you can find a lot of useful public health intelligence on where people are sick, what ails them, and what they’re doing about it. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 18, 2011 13:42 - 1 Comment
6 trends that will transform the US
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Data from the 2010 Census will likely confirm several major demographic shifts in the United States, say researchers, including an overall “browning” and “graying” of America. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 7, 2009 14:55 - 0 Comments
Ask avatars what makes trends trendy
U. MICHIGAN (US)—Scientists are turning to the virtual world Second Life to understand the role social influence plays in the spreading trends because it’s difficult to track how people acquire new items or preferences in the real world. (more…)
