Do People in Conservative States Really Watch More Porn? A Hierarchical Analysis

Are People Really Social in Porn 2.0?

Social Web 2.0 features have become a vital component in a variety of multimedia systems, e.g., YouTube and Last.fm. Interestingly, adult video websites are also starting to adopt these Web 2.0 principles, giving rise to the term “Porn 2.0”. This paper examines a large Porn 2.0 social network, through data covering 563k users. We explore a number of unusual behavioural aspects that set this apa...

Are People Really Social on Porn 2.0?

Social Web 2.0 features have become a vital component in a variety of multimedia systems, e.g., YouTube and Last.fm. Interestingly, adult video websites are also starting to adopt these Web 2.0 principles, giving rise to the term “Porn 2.0”. This paper examines a large Porn 2.0 social network, through data covering 563k users. We explore a number of unusual behavioural aspects that set this apa...

Religious People Really Do Have More Children

A few months ago, the Washington Post ran an article [2] titled, "Stop assuming that families with lots of children are religious." The article supported its case with some data from Pew (2014 Religious Landscape Study [3]), which surveyed 35,000 Americans, and anecdotes about the plight of large secular families that must bear the heavy burden of answering questions from strangers who assume t...

Do we really need more biomarkers?

Do we really need more research?