6-2 Final Project Milestone Four natural and applied sciences and social sciences PDF

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Genesis Gauntt 10/10/2020

6-2 Final Project Milestone Four: Analyzing an Issue or Event in Technology through the Lenses of the Natural and Applied Science Southern New Hampshire University IDS-403 Social Media’s Impact in Society

Lens of Natural and Applied Sciences As humans, we all are born scientists and with science comes a lot of questions. Many scientist and researcher use professional networks for the use of research. One question that has always been on the minds of many scientists and researchers is whether social media can be used as a platform for academic and scientific focus. The 3 most popular social media platforms that have been considered for research are Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Choosing Facebook as an example, there was a study done in 2018, that revealed that Facebook profiles that were science related had tens of millions of followers. This meant that scientist could see this as a potential space for online communities with the same interests. This would help in bringing for colleagues together to collaborate on projects, research, and help with sponsorship for funding scientific events. Diving deeper through the lens of natural and applied sciences, social media is a gateway for communication for scientist and their research. Millions of people log onto social media everyday and that includes scientist as well. As previously stated, social media can be a potential space for scientist to share their research and collaborate with fellow collogues as well. Through the natural and applied sciences lens, scientist have been using social media to communicate their research in a quick and more efficient manner and find more beneficial for sharing ideas. There are still some that see the skepticism in the mainstream that is social media but at the same time there are some that are still willing to give it a chance. For example, Stephen Hawking was a heavy user on Twitter. Half of his tweets were scientific research and the other half was him mingling with his vast community of followers, revealing his true personality. Science can help with the enhancement of social media by further expanding the scientific community within all

platforms. Social media’s reach is vast and holds a powerful influence over the communication of current events. Expanding the science community within it, helps with expanding the knowledge and research put forth by scientist everywhere. Social media works hand and hand with science by helping with the promotion of organizations in areas where it may not seem possible. Science and social media both depend on each other for the ultimate survival of the community.

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Waechter, F. (2019, March 01). Social Media For Science And Research: Current Trends And Future Possibilities. Retrieved September 13, 2020, from https://fmwaechter.com/socialmedia-science-research/

Lens of Social Sciences The study of human behavior patterns in real life connects with social media. Many activities that take place online such as engagement with friends, being professional, or reaching out to family but it doesn’t necessarily reflect how that person is in the real world. There are some people that are considered antisocial in real life but find it easier to communicate online, some that desire their dream job but have to put up a professional mask to display the right qualifications, and those that don’t communicate with family unless there is a life event that has occurred. People tend to worry more about social statuses online and value the life they have on social media. As an example, there are many challenges that occur online for the simple gain attention. The Tide pod challenge was a very memorable event. Everyone knows the dangers of consuming laundry chemicals but, for the sake of having many followers and likes, a lot of the younger generation (mainly children and teens) participated for the attention. This resulted in many being hospitalized with issues in breathing, vomiting and other difficulties. It really makes you wonder what the purpose of doing the challenge was for. Lack of attention at home? The need to be famous? The need of social acceptance? In the end online or not, they still remain the same person. As we take a closer look at social media through the social sciences lens, we can see how social media interacts heavily with it. Everyday human interactions connect to social media and the results from it impact social issues. A good explanation and example would be the recent pandemic with Covid-19. As the world still try’s to and face the pandemic with caution, there have been a lot of naysayers that believe the virus is a hoax and that it stems from the government trying to control the population. So there have been many that have mocked it and have gone as far as to put others at risk by not social distancing or wearing masks. There has

been a rise is the number of videos, post, and images of people not abiding the safety precautions on social media. There has been an incident that has happened in Tuscaloosa, Alabama where there were young people that were throwing Covid-19 parties. The purpose of the parties was for those that were infected with the virus would attend the party and the first one to get infected with the virus would receive a cash payout. This was part of a challenge on social media that influenced a lot of the masses to follow the phrase,” Monkey see, Monkey do.” Examining through the social sciences lens from this incident, you can really get a deeper understanding of why humans behave the way that they do on social media. Humans crave attention and thrive on interaction. Sometimes it doesn’t matter where or how they get it but when the need for it is there, actions are taken at all costs. A lot of the cravings for attention all have a toxic root whether that be from an unpleasant upbringing, self-loathing of your life, or even acceptance. It all plays into the psychological and sociological nature of humans.

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Karimi, F., & Lynch, J. (2020, July 02). Young people are throwing coronavirus parties with a payout when one gets infected, official says. Retrieved October 10, 2020, from https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/us/alabama-coronavirus-parties-trnd/index.html Edwards, F. (n.d.). An Investigation of Attention-Seeking Behavior through Social Media Post Framing. Retrieved October 10, 2020, from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315613742_An_Investigation_of_AttentionSeeking_Behavior_through_Social_Media_Post_Framing_httpwwwathensjournalsgrmedia 2017-3-1-2-Edwardspdf Bever, L. (2019, March 30). Teens are daring each other to eat Tide pods. We don't need to tell you that's a bad idea. Retrieved September 13, 2020, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/01/13/teens-are-daringeach-other-to-eat-tide-pods-we-dont-need-to-tell-you-thats-a-bad-idea/...