4+ hour, 9+ min ago  (1027+ words) A cheerful emoji can brighten a group chat. In a workplace message, it may do something else entirely. That is the basic takeaway from a study led by University of Ottawa researchers, who examined how emojis shape impressions of competence…...

2+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (1314+ words) A new study uses anonymized Whats App metadata to show that many people misread their own messaging behavior and can improve awareness with data. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) This research is led by Olya Hakobyan with Professor Hanna Drimalla. It uses anonymized…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (756+ words) A sweeping study revealed how Whats App quietly exposed who used the app worldwide, even while message texts stayed encrypted. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Messages stayed protected the entire time. End to end encryption held. The problem was not what people said…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (879+ words) New study finds that teen dating app use doesn't always harm mental health " and may even help some teens feel more connected. (CREDIT: Pixabay) This study was novel in that it did not rely on self-reported data. Scientists used a…...

9+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (848+ words) New research shows online search may reduce creative thinking in groups by triggering fixation effects. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) When people are asked to come up with new ways to use ordinary items, many now instinctively reach for their phones. It feels…...

11+ mon, 9+ min ago  (801+ words) Every moment, your body absorbs around a billion bits of sensory data'from sights and sounds to touch and temperature. The post Smartphones or the human brain: Which processes information faster? appeared first on The Brighter Side of News. The human…...