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Artificial Intelligence Can Now Predict Students’ Educational Outcomes Based on Their VK Posts and Tweets

Artificial Intelligence Can Now Predict Students’ Educational Outcomes Based on Their VK Posts and Tweets
A study by Ivan Smirnov of the IOE Educational Data Science Lab uses machine learning to analyze over 7 million social media posts

The Era of Computation: How Advanced IT Is Revolutionizing Social Science

The Era of Computation: How Advanced IT Is Revolutionizing Social Science
A recent release of Nature features an interview with Elizaveta Sivak, Head of the IOE Center for Modern Childhood Studies, where she shares about what essentially propelled her into computational social science. Established in 1869, Nature is among the world’s longest-standing and most reputable academic publications that now lists 32nd in the SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR).

What Do Digital Traces Have to Offer for the Study of Psychological Wellbeing?

What Do Digital Traces Have to Offer for the Study of Psychological Wellbeing?
The round table on ‘Psychological Wellbeing in the Digital Age’ brought together a range of scholars and one industry professional to talk about how a user’s digital footprint—or ‘digital traces’—can be used to discern a person’s psychological state, predict their behavior, and, potentially, even improve their psychological wellbeing.