Social Media
The Media Learned Nothing After Misreporting the Reagan Assassination Attempt
As the shooter John Hinckley returns to life outside of imprisonment, it’s worth looking back at every thing the media got wrong that day
These Meals Are Made of Paper
Stop-motion spaghetti? Yes, please
Track the Whereabouts of This Rare White Whale on Twitter
These beautiful creatures have long delighted those lucky enough to catch a glimpse
This Classical Mandolinist Makes Music With...Instagram?
“InstaConcerto for Mandolin and Orchestra” plays with a genre known more for its selfies than its chamber music
Why Twitter's "Poet Laureate" Has No Plans to Unmask His Real Identity
He tweets under the guise of @Brian_Bilston and uses the platform to reinvent the age-old form of writing
How the Redesign of U.S. Money Shows the Power of Protest
A Smithsonian curator notes how a heavy dose of social activism prompted the U.S. Treasury to honor historic social and political movements
How Computer Scientists Are Using Twitter to Predict Gentrification
Cambridge researchers have created a way to predict a neighborhood's fortunes in coming years by analyzing social media data
For Those Clutching Pearls Over Buzzfeed: A History of Newspapers Reveals That It's Always Been This Way
From user-generated content to political screeds, the future of news happens to look a lot like the past
When Newspapers Reported on Gun Deaths as "Melancholy Accidents"
A historian explains how a curious phrase used by the American press caught his eye and became the inspiration for his new book
How a College Student Led the WikiProject Women Scientists
Emily Temple-Wood's Women Scientist project is writing female researchers back into the conversation
With Breathtaking Pictures, Citizen Scientists Help Map Auroras
Social media users help scientists figure out how to accurately forecast geomagnetic events
Twitter May Be Faster Than FEMA Models for Tracking Disaster Damage
Real-time online activity could provide speedier assessments as disaster unfolds than tools currently used by the government agency
Animal Traffickers Use Facebook to Boost Sales
There’s plenty to dislike about using social media to sell endangered species
This Twitter Account Turns Emojis Into Gallery Art
Tiny pictures, high art?
Through This New Crowdfunding Site, a Lucky Few Can Make a Living Just by ... Living
Participants make around $1,100 a month—just for being alive
Tied Up in Knots? Call a Yarn Detangler
A niche group of knitters specializes in wrangling disobedient skeins
This Scientist Live-Tweets Cheetah Hunts
Documenting nature in all its beauty, viciousness, hilarity and boredom
In the Future, Facebook Will Describe Photos for Blind People
A visual internet poses many challenges for people that are visually impaired
Albert Einstein Has a Social Media Team
How the famed physicist tweets from beyond the grave
People are Leaving Secret Letters to Fellow Fans in Harry Potter Books
#PotterItForward was designd to warm the hearts of future readers
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