Social physics
Recent decades have seen a rise in the use of physics methods to study different societal
phenomena. This development has been due to physicists venturing outside of their …
phenomena. This development has been due to physicists venturing outside of their …
The impacts of ocean acidification on marine ecosystems and reliant human communities
Racism. Sexism. Heterosexism. Gender binarism. Together, they comprise intimately
harmful, distinct, and entangled societal systems of self-serving domination and privilege …
harmful, distinct, and entangled societal systems of self-serving domination and privilege …
Inequality in household adaptation to schooling shocks: Covid-induced online learning engagement in real time
We use high frequency internet search data to study in real time how US households sought
out online learning resources as schools closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. By April …
out online learning resources as schools closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. By April …
Measuring objective and subjective well-being: dimensions and data sources
Well-being is an important value for people's lives, and it could be considered as an index of
societal progress. Researchers have suggested two main approaches for the overall …
societal progress. Researchers have suggested two main approaches for the overall …
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted both school bullying and cyberbullying
One-fifth of US high school students report being bullied each year. We use internet search
data for real-time tracking of bullying patterns as COVID-19 disrupted in-person schooling …
data for real-time tracking of bullying patterns as COVID-19 disrupted in-person schooling …
[HTML][HTML] Social media-and internet-based disease surveillance for public health
Disease surveillance systems are a cornerstone of public health tracking and prevention.
This review addresses the use, promise, perils, and ethics of social media and internet …
This review addresses the use, promise, perils, and ethics of social media and internet …
Prediction of number of cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) using social media search index
Predicting the number of new suspected or confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) is crucial in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 outbreak. Social …
2019 (COVID-19) is crucial in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 outbreak. Social …
An early warning approach to monitor COVID-19 activity with multiple digital traces in near real time
Given still-high levels of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) susceptibility and
inconsistent transmission-containing strategies, outbreaks have continued to emerge across …
inconsistent transmission-containing strategies, outbreaks have continued to emerge across …
Combining search, social media, and traditional data sources to improve influenza surveillance
We present a machine learning-based methodology capable of providing real-time
(“nowcast”) and forecast estimates of influenza activity in the US by leveraging data from …
(“nowcast”) and forecast estimates of influenza activity in the US by leveraging data from …
Artificial intelligence–enabled public health surveillance—from local detection to global epidemic monitoring and control
Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques have been widely applied to infectious disease
outbreak detection and early warning, trend prediction, and public health response …
outbreak detection and early warning, trend prediction, and public health response …