Publication Date
2020
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Alhoori, Hamed
Degree Name
M.S. (Master of Science)
Legacy Department
Department of Computer Science
Abstract
Online and in the real world, communities are bonded together by emotional consensus around core issues. Emotional responses to scientific findings often play a pivotal role in these core issues. When there is too much diversity of opinion on topics of science, emotions flare up and give rise to conflict. This conflict threatens positive outcomes for research. Emotions have the power to shape how people process new information. They can color the public's understanding of science, motivate policy positions, even change lives. And yet little work has been done to evaluate the public's emotional response to science using quantitative methods. In this thesis, we use a dataset of responses to scholarly articles on Facebook to model and analyze emotions toward topics in science.
Recommended Citation
Freeman, Cole C., "The Emotions of Science: Using Social Media to Gauge Public Emotions toward Research topics" (2020). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 7044.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/7044
Extent
161 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
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In Copyright
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