We spend an increasing proportion of our time online, and, given the importance of social media to human welfare, the external factors that shape online behavior are important to consider. In this episode of <a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381443482/two-guys-on-your-head">Two Guys on Your Head</a>, <a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/psychology/faculty/markman">Dr. Art Markman</a>, <a href="https://music.utexas.edu/about/people/duke-robert">Dr. Bob Duke</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-mcinroy-a2a089239/">Rebecca McInroy</a> explore social media use and the weather.







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Worse Weather Amplifies Social Media Activity — A 2025 study in Psychological Science by Kelton Minor, Esteban Moro, and Nick Obradovich shows that extreme weather events significantly increase social media use, often more than major cultural celebrations. <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976241306099#:~:text=Abstract,in%20shaping%20digital%20social%20interaction.">Read the study here</a>.
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