iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Christopher A Kelly

@chris-a-kelly.bsky.social

HAI postdoc fellow @stanford

Christopher A Kelly @chris-a-kelly.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

New(ish) paper w/Tali Sharot & @bastien-blain.bsky.social! We find that during stress (both COVID and personal events), people search for more “How” questions online. This shift indicates a heightened demand for actionable info. Link: nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵1/3

nature.com

“How” web searches change under stress - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - “How” web searches change under stress

121

Christopher A Kelly @chris-a-kelly.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Excited to share our new article w/Tali Sharot in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social Key finding: consuming more negative content online is tied to poorer mental health—and vice versa. 💻🧠 Article link: doi.org/10.1038/s415... 🧵 Read on for more insights from the study

doi.org

Web-browsing patterns reflect and shape mood and mental health - Nature Human Behaviour

In four studies, Kelly and Sharot reveal that web-browsing both reflects and affects mental health. Poorer mental health leads to more negative content consumption, which in turn worsens mood. Highlig...

132