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Rather than avoid political discussions altogether, Taylor Carlson, associate professor of political science in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, says we should take a step back to critically evaluate the information our peers share with us, similar to how we should evaluate information we read in the news. This would go a long way toward mitigating some of the negative consequences of political discussion and allow the benefits to shine through.

A series of studies suggest it's not algorithms that are driving political polarization, ignorance, or toxicity online.

William & Mary's data science program continues to grow as more interests converge in that direction.

It started with students approaching faculty members to create self-designed majors around the use of data.

Candace podcast in March in Nashville, Tenn. In 2021, Ben Shapiro rules Facebook. The conservative podcast host and authors personal Facebook page has more followers than The Washington Post, and he drives an engagement machine unparalleled by anything else on the worlds biggest social networking site. An NPR analysis of social media data found that over the past year, stories published by the site Shapiro founded, The Daily Wire , received more likes, shares and comments on Facebook than any ...

Ben Shapiro, political commentator and founder of polarizing conservative website The Daily Wire, effectively "rules" Facebook, NPR reported on Monday, writing that he "drives an engagement machine unparalleled by anything else on the worlds biggest social network site." The Daily Wire has been so successful, in fact, that in May, the site "generated more Facebook engagement on its articles than The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC News, and CNN combined," NPR writes. Over the past...

This story originally appeared on LX.com It’s easy to point across the political aisle and find examples of how social media has pushed your opponents into hyper-partisan corners, living in what seems to be an alternative reality. But it’s likely your reality is skewed by those same social media algorithms every day – subtly nudging you closer and closer toward political extremism – without you even realizing it. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaki...

This story originally appeared on LX.com It’s easy to point across the political aisle and find examples of how social media has pushed your opponents into hyper-partisan corners, living in what seems to be an alternative reality. But it’s likely your reality is skewed by those same social media algorithms every day – subtly nudging you closer and closer toward political extremism – without you even realizing it. Download our NBC 7 mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local b...

This story originally appeared on LX.com It’s easy to point across the political aisle and find examples of how social media has pushed your opponents into hyper-partisan corners, living in what seems to be an alternative reality. But it’s likely your reality is skewed by those same social media algorithms every day – subtly nudging you closer and closer toward political extremism – without you even realizing it. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaki...

This story originally appeared on LX.com It’s easy to point across the political aisle and find examples of how social media has pushed your opponents into hyper-partisan corners, living in what seems to be an alternative reality. But it’s likely your reality is skewed by those same social media algorithms every day – subtly nudging you closer and closer toward political extremism – without you even realizing it. Download our NBC DFW mobile app for Apple or Android to get alerts for loc...