Social Media
Your Hysterical Tweet About That Spider in Your Sink Could Prove Useful for Science
A new study suggests mining social media for phenology data is fairly reliable and could assist researchers tracking how rapidly the world is changing
Fall Down the Rabbit Hole With the New York Public Library's Instagram Version of Classic Tales
Featured texts include ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,’ ‘The Metamorphosis’ and ‘The Yellow Wallpaper'
Missouri Exhibition Explores the Centuries-Old Specter of ‘Fake News’
Curator considers three categories of 'fake news': error, hoax and truths deemed false
Study Looks at Why We All Spew So Much BS
The social pressure to have an opinion and a lack of accountability are what lead to the mix of truth, half-truth and outright falsehood known as bullshit
Watch This Pine Tree Unleash a Huge, Fluffy Pollen Cloud
A viral video of the pollen explosion has touched a nerve among sufferers of seasonal allergies
USGS Shares Archival Photo of Rare Domed Lava Fountain
The unusual phenomenon occurred in the midst of a five-year eruption on Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano
New Study Finds Fake News Spreads Faster and Deeper Than Verified Stories on Twitter
Looking at 126,000 stories sent by ~3 million people, researchers found that humans, not bots, were primarily responsible for the spread of disinformation
Will a New Mosquito Emoji Create Some Buzz About Insect-borne Diseases?
Available in mid-2018, the emoji could provide a new means for communicating the science and health implications of mosquitoes
In Honor of Black History Month, Cultural Institutions Are Sharing Archival Treasures
The best of the U.S. National Archive's #ArchivesBlackHistory
Can Social Media Help Us Spot Vaccine Scares and Predict Outbreaks?
Tracking public sentiment toward vaccines could allow public health officials to identify and target areas of heightened disease risk
Here's My Problem With the Google Arts & Culture Face-Matching App
Kim Sajet, the director of the National Portrait Gallery, offers ideas to make it better
The Library of Congress Will Stop Archiving Twitter
Because tweets have become too long and too numerous, the Library will only archive tweets of 'historic value"
These Are the Most Instagrammed Museums of 2017
Selfie, selfie, in the feed—which institutions did users of the popular photo sharing site tag as the fairest of all?
Smithsonian Unveils a Bold New Action Plan, Grounded in Unity and Outreach
A fresh philosophy aims to touch the lives of a billion people every year
How Instagram Is Changing the Way We Design Cultural Spaces
As neighborhoods, restaurants and museums become more photogenic, are we experiencing an "Instagramization" of the world?
Here's Why Washington’s Beloved Air and Space Museum Is Facing a Sweeping Seven-Year Upgrade
The museum will remain open as it works to enhance the visitor's experience
Most Antiquities Sold Online Are Fake or Illegal
Social media and ISIS have combined to flood the web with thousands of questionable artifacts
A Decade Ago, the Hashtag Reshaped the Internet
From humble origins, this ancient punctuation mark has gained new life as a symbol to connect us all on social media
A Virtual Exhibit Unites Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers
The global collaboration features five of the six surviving canvases
New Art Exhibit Remembers Trashy Tabloid Culture of 2000s
The Brooklyn show highlights art inspired by the age when celebrity scandals and gossip reigned supreme
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