The latest outputs from researchers, alumni and friends at the UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA).
BGR IndiaTweets more likely to contain swear words on Monday!BGR IndiaResearchers from the Center for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London monitored all geo-located tweets sent from smartphones in the UK. The study analysed mor…
Continue reading »BGR IndiaTweets more likely to contain swear words on Monday!BGR IndiaTwitter users are more likely to swear in their posts on a Monday evening as they tweet about the pressures of their jobs, a new UK study has found. Researchers from the Center for A…
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Continue reading »Oxford tweeters third politest in UKCherwell OnlineThe research was conducted by the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London. CASA monitored 1.3 million geo-located tweets sent from smartphones in the UK between August …
Continue reading »Oxford tweeters third politest in UKCherwell OnlineThe research was conducted by the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London. CASA monitored 1.3 million geo-located tweets sent from smartphones in the UK between August …
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Redcar And Cleveland Are Most Profane Areas In The UK Based On Tweets
Ubergizmo twitter raid Here is some information on what researchers from the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London have managed to uncover – the different spots in the UK where Twitter users are most likely to throw in at least … Tweets most likely to contain swear words on MondayTimes of India Do you live in the sweariest place in Britain?The Independent People in Redcar swear the most in the UK (on Twitter)Shiny Shiny Mynextfone all 32 news articles » |
The above graphic (click for full version) shows 12.4 million bicycle journeys taken on the Barclays Cycle Hire system in London over seven months, from 13 December 2013, when the south-west expansion to Putney and Hammersmith went live, until 19 July 2014 – the latest journey data available from Transport for London’s Open Data portal. It’s an update of a […]
Continue reading »“My problem is that I’ve been persecuted by an integer” With this, George Miller, like a Franz Kafka of cognitive psychology, launched one of the most influential papers in the field. Miller’s persecutor was the number seven – which, in … Continue reading →
Tweets more likely to contain swear words on Monday!Business StandardResearchers from the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London monitored all geo-located tweets sent from smartphones in the UK. The study analysed more…
Continue reading »Nottingham PostMansfield scores highly for swearing on TwitterNottingham PostThe Nottinghamshire town was not placed in the top ten of a study conducted by the BBC, but was still prominent for swearing on the social media network. Scientists at the Cen…
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Oxford’s Twitter users among UK’s politest
Oxford Mail Researcher Dr Hannah Fry, of the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London, said: “Twitter has a reputation for being really the home of angry, aggressive messages that people send each other. “I think it says something a … |
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Oxford’s Twitter users among UK’s politest
Oxford Mail Researcher Dr Hannah Fry, of the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London, said: “Twitter has a reputation for being really the home of angry, aggressive messages that people send each other. “I think it says something a … |
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Oxford’s Twitter users among UK’s politest
Oxford Mail Researcher Dr Hannah Fry, of the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London, said: “Twitter has a reputation for being really the home of angry, aggressive messages that people send each other. “I think it says something a … |
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Oxford’s Twitter users among UK’s politest
The Oxford Times Researcher Dr Hannah Fry, of the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London, said: “Twitter has a reputation for being really the home of angry, aggressive messages that people send each other. “I think it says something a … |
Orkney and Shetland population are the most polite when it comes to TwitterHerald ScotlandScientists at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London investigated patterns of Twitter profanity by monitoring tweets sent fr…
Continue reading »At the end of June, I noticed a tweet about new words in Oxford English Dictionary (OED): I like dictionary definitions, as they help to clarify things, and OED is famous for the careful editing and finding how a term is used before adding it. Being in the OED is significant for Citizen Science, as […]
Evening StandardRevealed: Twitter users in two London boroughs post messages with some of …Evening StandardThe findings were revealed as part of an investigation for BBC Radio 4 by researchers from the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at U…
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Phew! Swansea doesn’t figure on list of most sweary places on Twitter
Southwales Evening Post Researchers at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London carried out the study for Radio Four programme – Future Proofing. It looked at 1.3 million tweets during the week and found Saturday and Sunday afternoons … |
Most & Least Sweariest Places In Britain RevealedEntertainmentwiseThe Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at UCL has investigated where exactly in Britain is the most prone to using foul language, specifically online via Twitter. From the w…
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Geo-Tagged Swearing Check Outs Redcar as Most Profane UK Location
Gizmodo UK Researchers from UCL’s Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis analysed Twitter messages tagged with geographical data by smartphones, finding that nearly eight per cent of all tweets sent from Redcar and its the surrounding area contained at least one … |
Study names rudest region in UK on TwitterLocalGovAn investigation by the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at UCL found tweets sent from Redcar and Cleveland were the most profane, with almost 8% of messages sent over a week in August and Se…
Continue reading »Mid Ulster MailTyrone town top place for swearingMid Ulster MailScientists at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (Casa) at University College London investigated patterns of profanity by monitoring tweets sent from smartphones with geo-location s…
Continue reading »And the swearing capital of the UK is…..Torquay Herald ExpressScientists at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London investigated patterns of swearing on Twitter by monitoring tweets sent from a smartphone with geo-locati…
Continue reading »Telegraph.co.ukWhere in the UK do people swear most on Twitter?BBC NewsResearch has revealed the areas of the UK in which Twitter users are most likely to swear in their posts. Researchers from the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at Univers…
Continue reading »Matt Zook drew my attention to this paper in an article he and his colleagues recently wrote called The ‘actually existing smart city’. In it, they point to the fact that a science of cities is not new – that it … Continue reading →
Continue reading »BBC NewsBlyth swimmer in near-miss with cargo shipBBC NewsA swimmer involved in a near miss with a cargo ship said he was taking a dip in the harbour because it was cheaper than the local pool. An RNLI lifeboat was called to the Port of Blyth in Northu…
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Fixing Oxfordshire’s worst roads not ‘best value’
BBC News Researchers from the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London monitored all geo-located tweets sent from smartphones in the UK. The findings, taken from 28 August to 4 September, showed Redcar and Cleveland to be the … |
Telegraph.co.ukRedcar and Cleveland top places for swearingTelegraph.co.ukThe research was conducted for a new Radio 4 series, Future Proofing, by Dr Hannah Fry, a lecturer in the mathematics of cities at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA)…
Continue reading »Redcar: where Twitter is a dirty word (lots of them) The Independent
Continue reading »Where in the UK do people swear most on Twitter? BBC News
Continue reading »Redcar: where Twitter is a dirty word (lots of them) The Independent
Continue reading »Redcar: where Twitter is a dirty word (actually – lots of them) The Independent
Continue reading »Redcar: where Twitter is a dirty word (actually – lots of them) The IndependentFFS, why are they so angry in Redcar? People in the North Yorkshire seaside resort, previously famed for its racecourse and steelworks, are the most likely to …
Continue reading »Redcar and Cleveland top places for swearing Telegraph.co.ukAn analysis of Twitter found that Yorkshire folk and people who live in the countryside utter the most profanities, while Westminster came near the bottom of the …
Continue reading »Where in the UK do people swear most on Twitter? BBC NewsResearch reveals the areas of the UK in which Twitter users are most likely to use coarse language.
Continue reading »BBC NewsBBC Local Live: Oxfordshire on Wednesday 10 September 2014BBC NewsResearchers from the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London monitored all geo-located tweets sent from smartphones in the UK. The findings, take…
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BBC Local Live: North-east England on Wednesday 10 September 2014
BBC News St James’ Park will host six games across two days at the end of May featuring 12 Super League clubs. The league says the fixtures and kick-off times will be confirmed in mid-November. Previous Super League Magic Weekend venues include, Etihad … |
BBC NewsBlyth swimmer in near-miss with cargo shipBBC NewsA swimmer involved in a near miss with a cargo ship said he was taking a dip in the harbour because it was cheaper than the local pool. An RNLI lifeboat was called to the Port of Blyth in Northu…
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It’s official: football fans really do love swearing
Telegraph.co.uk The research was conducted for a new Radio 4 series, Future Proofing, by Dr Hannah Fry, a lecturer in the mathematics of cities at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at UCL. Dr Fry monitored Twitter activity in the UK from any tweet sent … Where in the UK do people swear most on Twitter?BBC News Redcar: where Twitter is a dirty word (actually, lots of them)The Independent Strabane is the last word in tweets full of bad languageBelfast Telegraph |