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AI-powered social media bots can increase user engagement on posts, but they fall short of encouraging users to post more overall.

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When a politician uses emotionality in social media to engage with his or her constituents, two things happen. One: the politician sees an increase in engagement with individual constituents and then at scale. Two: the politician may actually expand his or her following.

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A new peer-reviewed study found that direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising for prescription smoking-cessation drugs meaningfully reduces cigarette use, while advertising for over the counter (OTC) nicotine products does not. 

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The science of soup

Fast Company, October 20, 2016

You may not realize it, but a shocking amount of science and technology is behind every can of soup. INFORMS member Joseph Byrum, senior R&D and strategic marketing executive with Syngenta explores the extensive research that goes into plant genetics and breeding to canning to create a 'simple' can of tomato soup.

INFORMS member working to enhance oil system safety

NewsWise, October 19, 2016

INFORMS member Jennifer Pazour, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been named a recipient of a 2016 Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowship, a program that funds activities to enhance oil system safety and the protection of human health and the environment in the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. 

Betting to lose helps you win

The New York Times, October 14, 2016

From sports teams to political candidates, when your side loses it can be painful. An upcoming study in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds that this pain can be lessened if you bet against your team or candidate, though feelings of disloyalty may prevent many from doing so.

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