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Analysed 28,270 tweets, tweets from the last 259 weeks.
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10,859 | 38.4% |
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9,372 | 33.2% |
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3,043 | 10.8% |
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2,345 | 8.3% |
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2,106 | 7.4% |
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531 | 1.9% |
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| Top Tweet Types | Count | % |
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| Tweet | 21,554 | 76.2% |
| Retweet | 5,435 | 19.2% |
| Reply | 1,113 | 3.9% |
| Quote | 438 | 1.5% |
| Top Content Types | Count | % |
|---|---|---|
| URL | 23,732 | 83.9% |
| Photo | 7,248 | 25.6% |
| GIF | 87 | 0.3% |
| Video | 61 | 0.2% |
| Top Domains in URLs | Count | % |
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17,186 | 96.8% |
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36 | 0.2% |
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29 | 0.2% |
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29 | 0.2% |
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16 | 0.1% |
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11 | 0.1% |
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11 | 0.1% |
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@pritheworld | Top Hashtags | Count | % |
|---|---|---|
| #coronavirus | 404 | 1.4% |
| #climatechange | 266 | 0.9% |
| #covid19 | 214 | 0.8% |
| #metoo | 108 | 0.4% |
| #otd | 106 | 0.4% |
| #scotus | 93 | 0.3% |
| #highered | 92 | 0.3% |
| #immigration | 82 | 0.3% |
| #cuboulder | 74 | 0.3% |
| #election2020 | 59 | 0.2% |
| #healthcare | 58 | 0.2% |
| #ai | 57 | 0.2% |
| #mentalhealth | 56 | 0.2% |
| #stem | 47 | 0.2% |
| #venezuela | 45 | 0.2% |
| #cybersecurity | 44 | 0.2% |
| #thanksgiving | 42 | 0.1% |
| #iran | 41 | 0.1% |
| #harvey | 39 | 0.1% |
| #ukraine | 37 | 0.1% |
| #socialmedia | 35 | 0.1% |
| #wildfires | 35 | 0.1% |
| #china | 35 | 0.1% |
| #mexico | 35 | 0.1% |
| #brazil | 34 | 0.1% |
| 33 | 0.1% | |
| #hurricanemaria | 32 | 0.1% |
| #puertorico | 31 | 0.1% |
| #abortion | 30 | 0.1% |
| #guncontrol | 30 | 0.1% |
| #fakenews | 30 | 0.1% |
| #roevwade | 29 | 0.1% |
| #lgbtq | 29 | 0.1% |
| #sexualharassment | 29 | 0.1% |
| #trump | 29 | 0.1% |
| #science | 28 | 0.1% |
| #valentinesday | 28 | 0.1% |
| #afghanistan | 28 | 0.1% |
| #obamacare | 28 | 0.1% |
| #northkorea | 28 | 0.1% |
| #blackhistorymonth | 27 | 0.1% |
| #daca | 26 | 0.1% |
| #scicomm | 26 | 0.1% |
| #tradewar | 26 | 0.1% |
| #artificialintelligence | 25 | 0.1% |
| #pandemic | 25 | 0.1% |
| #halloween | 25 | 0.1% |
| #olympics | 24 | 0.1% |
| #psychology | 23 | 0.1% |
| #nobelprize | 22 | 0.1% |
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| Top Words | Count | % |
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| trump | 876 | 3.1% |
| americans | 705 | 2.5% |
| covid | 680 | 2.4% |
| history | 630 | 2.2% |
| pandemic | 624 | 2.2% |
| explains | 564 | 2.0% |
| students | 520 | 1.8% |
| science | 507 | 1.8% |
| during | 498 | 1.8% |
| change | 489 | 1.7% |
| climate | 464 | 1.6% |
| coronavirus | 461 | 1.6% |
| before | 416 | 1.5% |
| being | 392 | 1.4% |
| likely | 385 | 1.4% |
| scientists | 379 | 1.3% |
| article | 371 | 1.3% |
| states | 369 | 1.3% |
| government | 358 | 1.3% |
| important | 347 | 1.2% |
| political | 338 | 1.2% |
| researchers | 330 | 1.2% |
| college | 325 | 1.1% |
| ways | 322 | 1.1% |
| schools | 303 | 1.1% |
| experts | 298 | 1.1% |
| questions | 297 | 1.1% |
| because | 294 | 1.0% |
| study | 292 | 1.0% |
| piece | 283 | 1.0% |
| used | 283 | 1.0% |
| violence | 266 | 0.9% |
| vaccine | 264 | 0.9% |
| republisher | 264 | 0.9% |
| using | 262 | 0.9% |
| actually | 258 | 0.9% |
| future | 253 | 0.9% |
| according | 247 | 0.9% |
| parents | 235 | 0.8% |
| essential | 235 | 0.8% |
| since | 235 | 0.8% |
| makes | 233 | 0.8% |
| countries | 228 | 0.8% |
| biden | 228 | 0.8% |
| century | 221 | 0.8% |
| conversation | 221 | 0.8% |
| rights | 221 | 0.8% |
| election | 221 | 0.8% |
| lives | 220 | 0.8% |
| writes | 219 | 0.8% |
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| Top Emojis | Count | % |
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| 🧠 Brain | 17 | 0.1% |
| ➡ Black Rightward Arrow | 11 | 0.0% |
| ☕ Hot Beverage | 10 | 0.0% |
| ✅ White Heavy Check Mark | 9 | 0.0% |
| 🎉 Party Popper | 9 | 0.0% |
| 👇 Backhand Index Pointing Down | 9 | 0.0% |
| 🧵 E11.0 Thread | 8 | 0.0% |
| 🙏 Folded Hands | 8 | 0.0% |
| ❌ Cross Mark | 7 | 0.0% |
| 🎧 Headphone | 7 | 0.0% |
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Tweets
#Monkeypox can spread through any form of prolonged, close contact
✅Sexual contact
✅Kissing
✅Cuddling
🚫Standing next to someone in an elevator
(via @TAMU)
bit.ly/3JEH31p
✅Sexual contact
✅Kissing
✅Cuddling
🚫Standing next to someone in an elevator
(via @TAMU)
bit.ly/3JEH31p
How does monkeypox spread? An epidemiologist explains why it isn't an STI and what counts as close contact
theconversation.com
Requiring at least a two-year degree for police officers could reduce the number of deaths of Black unarmed citizens, according to a review of 235 police departments
(via @GeorgiaStateU)
bit.ly/3p8npBw
(via @GeorgiaStateU)
bit.ly/3p8npBw
College requirements for police forces can save Black lives, but at what cost?
theconversation.com
The good news: The Democrats’ new climate bill offers thousands in expanded tax credits toward electric vehicle purchases
The bad news: No EVs currently available for purchase meet the bill’s stringent “made in the USA” requirements, which kick in next... bit.ly/3dhuUn0
The bad news: No EVs currently available for purchase meet the bill’s stringent “made in the USA” requirements, which kick in next... bit.ly/3dhuUn0
The climate bill could short-circuit EV tax credits, making qualifying for them nearly impossible
theconversation.com
Disrespect to the profession of teaching is what is really driving the #teachershortage
(via @IowaStateU / @UofSC)
bit.ly/3p6RvoU
(via @IowaStateU / @UofSC)
bit.ly/3p6RvoU
The most recent efforts to combat teacher shortages don't address the real problems
theconversation.com
58% of human infectious diseases can be worsened by climate change – we scoured 77,000 studies to map the pathways bit.ly/3P9Yb03
58% of human infectious diseases can be worsened by climate change we scoured 77,000 studies to map the pathways
theconversation.com
On the 77th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, we should all reconsider the ethics of responsibility in the atomic age #OTD
bit.ly/3zXSnT1
bit.ly/3zXSnT1
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki left survivors wrestling with spiritual questions here's how Buddhists and Catholics responded
theconversation.com
The climate bill could short-circuit EV tax credits, making qualifying for them nearly impossible bit.ly/3SDpliH
The climate bill could short-circuit EV tax credits, making qualifying for them nearly impossible
theconversation.com
Rise of precision agriculture exposes food system to new threats bit.ly/3p2hzkP
Rise of precision agriculture exposes food system to new threats
theconversation.com
Want to read all of Trump’s presidential papers? You might need to call the plumbers
bit.ly/3QbHKSi
bit.ly/3QbHKSi
New photos suggest how Trump, flush with power, may have sent official documents down the toilet
theconversation.com
75 years ago, Britain's plan for Pakistani and Indian independence left unresolved conflicts on both sides – especially when it comes to Kashmir bit.ly/3vNMWn9
75 years ago, Britain's plan for Pakistani and Indian independence left unresolved conflicts on both sides especially when it comes to Kashmir
theconversation.com
Worth reading. This is what happens when ideology drives policy making without regard to reality on the ground. Ironic that our policy making is making China relevant and indispensable to the US and the rest of the world. @USCPrice
theconversation.com/the-climate-bi… via @ConversationUS
theconversation.com/the-climate-bi… via @ConversationUS
How does monkeypox spread? An epidemiologist explains why it isn't an STI and what counts as close contact @TAMU_SPH Dr. Becky Fischer theconversation.com/how-does-monke… via @ConversationUS
#monkeypox #infectiousdisease #TAMU #TAMUHealth #TAMUSPH #12thForHealth #publichealth #TIPH #ASPPH
#monkeypox #infectiousdisease #TAMU #TAMUHealth #TAMUSPH #12thForHealth #publichealth #TIPH #ASPPH
How does monkeypox spread? An epidemiologist explains why it isn't an STI and what counts as close contact
theconversation.com
"The root cause of the problem is a longstanding overall lack of respect for teachers and their craft, which is reflected by decades of low pay, hyperscrutiny and poor working conditions." (via @ConversationUS) theconversation.com/the-most-recen…
A privilege to coauthor this @ConversationUS piece with my @UNOmaha colleague @george_grispos on the vulnerabilities and risks presented by precision farming. At @NCITE_COE we use an #interdisciplinary lens to look downrange and identify #emergingthreats.
theconversation.com/rise-of-precis…
theconversation.com/rise-of-precis…
How does monkeypox spread? An epidemiologist explains why it isn't an STI and what counts as close contact bit.ly/3SzosrG
How does monkeypox spread? An epidemiologist explains why it isn't an STI and what counts as close contact
theconversation.com
The most recent efforts to combat teacher shortages don't address the real problems bit.ly/3vMpfvv
The most recent efforts to combat teacher shortages don't address the real problems
theconversation.com
When was talking invented? A language scientist explains how this unique feature of human beings may have evolved bit.ly/3waUOzt
When was talking invented? A language scientist explains how this unique feature of human beings may have evolved
theconversation.com
Consider this roundup of recent stories as brain food bit.ly/3JDhu0x
Illuminating the brain one neuron and synapse at a time 5 essential reads about how researchers are using new tools to map its structure and function
theconversation.com
If you’re looking to get a vasectomy after the overturning of Roe v. Wade (or think a loved one should get one), here’s what you can expect:
(via @univmiami)
bit.ly/3BIZlfS
(via @univmiami)
bit.ly/3BIZlfS
500K American men get vasectomies every year a specialist explains the easy and reversible procedure
theconversation.com
Nice piece on the influence Red Barber had on a young Vin Scully. (It doesn't note this detail, but I've always loved that the broadcast that got Scully the Dodgers gig was a @BU_Tweets football game at Fenway!) via @ConversationUS #Win4Vin theconversation.com/how-vin-scully…
How Vin Scully scored his Dodgers gig at 22 years old
theconversation.com
Are you more like a parent in central Florida, who tends to want to discuss family decisions with their children, or a parent in the rest of the South, who demands obedience and respect from their children?
(via @MSState)
bit.ly/3A1Hb80
(via @MSState)
bit.ly/3A1Hb80
Parenting styles vary across the US
theconversation.com
Insightful article by Kevin Trenberth on @ConversationUS on solutions to the #climatecrisis. We need tech innovation but nothing is a replacement for dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions @IPCC_CH ow.ly/SwM150K7hcL
How not to solve the climate change problem
theconversation.com
Looking at social media overuse as a byproduct of of dissociation, instead of addiction, can help empower users, argues @amanda_baughan of @UW bit.ly/3zZvpL5
Why it's important to think about social media use as a form of dissociation, rather than addiction
theconversation.com
Trump’s embrace of Christian nationalist ideas has put the movement front and center of #Election2022 #ElectionTwitter
bit.ly/3Qiir0g
bit.ly/3Qiir0g
After Trump, Christian nationalist ideas are going mainstream despite a history of violence
theconversation.com
Before #VinScully, there was his mentor, Red Barber. The fascinating story behind how these two men blessed baseball fans with their voices for over a combined century bit.ly/3QnNEPY #VinScullyRIP
How Vin Scully scored his Dodgers gig at 22 years old
theconversation.com
Getting a full picture of the war crimes committed in Ukraine will likely take decades, vast sums of money and the support of rich countries
(via @FIU)
bit.ly/3QtdOkq
(via @FIU)
bit.ly/3QtdOkq
Proving war crimes isn't simple a forensics expert explains what's involved with documenting human rights violations during conflicts, from Afghanistan to Ukraine
theconversation.com
What the US public health declaration on #monkeypox is and isn’t about, from an @URichmond infectious disease epidemiologist bit.ly/3oVGmaq
Monkeypox is now a national public health emergency in the U.S. an epidemiologist explains what this means
theconversation.com
Answer: C. From our article: Congress is considering making same-sex marriage federal law – a political scientist explains how this issue became less polarized over time theconversation.com/congress-is-co…
The Conversation Quiz 🧠
In 1996, when Gallup first polled about same-sex marriage, what percentage of Americans supported its legalization?
In 1996, when Gallup first polled about same-sex marriage, what percentage of Americans supported its legalization?
What the death of Ayman al-Zawahri, leader of al-Qaida, means for the terrorism network and diplomatic relations between the US and Afghanistan. A @GWtweets terrorism expert explains pic.twitter.com/HwPFVsc08o
What the death of Ayman al-Zawahri, leader of al-Qaida, means for the terrorism network and diplomatic relations between the US and Afghanistan. A @GWtweets terrorism expert explains
On the 77th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, we should all reconsider the ethics of responsibility in the atomic age #OTD
bit.ly/3BLankJ
bit.ly/3BLankJ
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki left survivors wrestling with spiritual questions here's how Buddhists and Catholics responded
theconversation.com
The public health benefits of cutting the nicotine standard for cigarettes could be enormous
By @JonathanFoulds for @penn_state / @PSUPublicHealth
bit.ly/3A2RJUe
By @JonathanFoulds for @penn_state / @PSUPublicHealth
bit.ly/3A2RJUe
The US governments call for deep nicotine reduction in cigarettes could save millions of lives an expert who studies tobacco addiction explains
theconversation.com
Monkeypox is now a national public health emergency in the U.S. – an epidemiologist explains what this means bit.ly/3BJUb3e
Monkeypox is now a national public health emergency in the U.S. an epidemiologist explains what this means
theconversation.com
“Markets work; governments don’t.”
But to truly understand neoliberalism and its consequences, takes more than the space on a bumper sticker
(via @USC)
bit.ly/3vIZhJa
But to truly understand neoliberalism and its consequences, takes more than the space on a bumper sticker
(via @USC)
bit.ly/3vIZhJa
What is neoliberalism? A political scientist explains the use and evolution of the term
theconversation.com
Why we should be optimistic about the UN’s latest human rights declarations, instead of dismissing them as feel-good, unenforceable statements?
(via @UF)
bit.ly/3vKMHcB
(via @UF)
bit.ly/3vKMHcB
The UN just declared a universal human right to a healthy, sustainable environment here's where resolutions like this can lead
theconversation.com
Watch out, parents: DINC (dual income, no children) couples are taking over
(via @MSUResearch)
bit.ly/3vD4GBJ
(via @MSUResearch)
bit.ly/3vD4GBJ
More than 1 in 5 US adults dont want children
theconversation.com
Consider this roundup of recent stories as brain food bit.ly/3phd32l
Illuminating the brain one neuron and synapse at a time 5 essential reads about how researchers are using new tools to map its structure and function
theconversation.com
China says the goal of its new global initiative is sustainable development, but a lack of transparency and specific strategies leads to questions about its real ambitions
(via @RITtigers)
bit.ly/3vHTN1k
(via @RITtigers)
bit.ly/3vHTN1k
China has a new global development initiative, but who will actually benefit from it?
theconversation.com
Getting a full picture of the war crimes committed in Ukraine will likely take decades, vast sums of money and the support of rich countries
(via @FIU)
bit.ly/3daiFZk
(via @FIU)
bit.ly/3daiFZk
Proving war crimes isn't simple a forensics expert explains what's involved with documenting human rights violations during conflicts, from Afghanistan to Ukraine
theconversation.com
One person’s addiction is someone else’s dissociation. Here’s the real psychological harm of #socialmedia
(via @UW)
bit.ly/3d7cCVh
(via @UW)
bit.ly/3d7cCVh
Why it's important to think about social media use as a form of dissociation, rather than addiction
theconversation.com
Christian nationalism doesn’t necessarily lead to political violence, but it can serve as a prelude (like it did at Ruby Ridge and Waco) bit.ly/3zAQES9
After Trump, Christian nationalist ideas are going mainstream despite a history of violence
theconversation.com
Thinking of getting a vasectomy? With football season underway, now might be the perfect time to pull the trigger. Here’s why:
(via @univmiami)
theconversation.com/500k-american-…
(via @univmiami)
theconversation.com/500k-american-…
What are muscle knots? An exercise physiologist explains what those tight little lumps are and how to get rid of them bit.ly/3zB5qsf
What are muscle knots? An exercise physiologist explains what those tight little lumps are and how to get rid of them
theconversation.com
Social media provides flood of images of death and carnage from Ukraine war – and contributes to weaker journalism standards bit.ly/3oZ651G
Social media provides flood of images of death and carnage from Ukraine war and contributes to weaker journalism standards
theconversation.com
