The power of novel data to understand political sentiment

In the aftermath of recent (and surprising) election results, it became evident that poll results do not tell the whole story about voters' intentions. In a… Read more »
In the aftermath of recent (and surprising) election results, it became evident that poll results do not tell the whole story about voters' intentions. In a… Read more »
In a recent article in the Journal of the European Optical Society—Rapid Publications, researchers use devices based on a diffractive optical element to… Read more »
The buzz of busy commuters, as well as the lack of it, leave behind digital footprints that are rich in information about all aspects of people's lives. In EPJ… Read more »
The era of "fake news" is upon us. Navigating social media is a constant exercise of judgement, but data science can be a helpful to distinguish real from… Read more »
Can we tell if a person is physically ill by the way they tweet? On a recently published article in the journal EPJ Data Science, researchers at the Pacific… Read more »
The way we live in cities—where we go or shop—can have deep effects on the dynamics and wealth of different communities. In this guest post, Thomas Louail… Read more »
Every day we are faced with a deluge of information, and not all of it is mirrored in reality. How do we decide to accept something as the truth? In Applied… Read more »
EPJ Data Science welcomes submissions to a new thematic series on Individual and Collective Human Mobility: Description, Modelling, Prediction. The team of… Read more »
In an era of fleeting but constant contact with extended online communities, it is common to find yourself wondering: are your friends happier/more popular… Read more »
Social networks capture data about most aspects of the daily lives of millions of people around the world. The analysis of this rich and ready-available source… Read more »