The impact of texting laws on motor vehicle fatalities
2014 study published in the American Journal of Public Health looks at the effectiveness of texting bans in reducing motor vehicle-related fatalities
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What’s new in digital and social media research, May 2014: Crowdsourcing, analytics, Twitter patterns, product ratings
May 2014 review of the latest papers and studies on topics ranging from crowdsourcing innovations to media ethical dilemmas over the use of Web analytics.
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Effects of skilled immigration on U.S. employment
2013 study from Harvard, Wellesley and Johns Hopkins Universities on the varied effects of skilled immigration on employment and native workers.
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Research chat: Peter Singer on cybersecurity and what the media needs to know
2014 discussion with the senior fellow and director of the Brookings Institution’s Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence.
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How low-income people react to online applications for welfare benefits: Research brief
2014 research on the impact of state welfare agencies’ increasing use of the Internet to communicate with current clients and those applying for benefits.
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Reducing U.S. gas consumption: Plug-in hybrids versus charging infrastructure
2013 study in Energy Policy on the relative advantages of plug-in hybrid cars and car-charging infrastructure for decreasing U.S. energy consumption.
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Online Display Advertising: Targeting and Obtrusiveness
2011 study from the University of Toronto and MIT Sloan School of Management on the effectiveness of contextual and high-visual online advertising campaigns.
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Computerization, jobs and the future: Research views on technology’s effects
2013-14 research about the way technology is disrupting the U.S. labor market, with a focus on an Oxford University study estimating that 47% of jobs are at risk.
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Public opinion on biomedical research: The interplay of partisanship and beliefs about science
2014 study by American University and Columbia on the factors influencing public opinion on research, including partisanship, ideology, education and attitudes toward science.
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How computers are transforming American jobs: Research brief
2013 research overview of the impact of computers on U.S. workers, by Frank Seth Levy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Richard J. Murnane, Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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