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Jacob Groshek Talks Science on Social Media

Internet commentators love to shout their opinions, but new research shows that the loudest might not know what they’re talking about. Jacob Groshek, a Boston University College of Communication (COM) assistant professor of emerging media studies, researches online communication and social media. In a June 2016 essay in The Conversation, Groshek wrote about how online… Read More

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Study: Social media helps perpetuate misinformation about antimicrobial resistance

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People who are active in posting and sharing information on social media can perpetuate misinformation about antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to a team of researchers from the Division of Emerging Media Studies at Boston University. The study also suggested that this distribution of misinformation may indirectly lead to the misuse of antibiotics. Dr. Jacob Groshek,… Read More

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Jacob Groshek Talks Science on Social Media

Study: Social media helps perpetuate misinformation about antimicrobial resistance

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