TACC COVID-19 twitter dataset enables social science research about pandemic

Monday, May 4, 2020 - 15:10 in Psychology & Sociology

Of the myriad ways researchers are fighting the spread of the coronavirus, studying Tweets may not be the first that come to mind. But now, as in past crises, tapping into one of the world's leading real-time messaging service can help identify new pandemic hotspots, highlight new symptoms, or interpret how people and communities are responding to orders to practice social distancing.

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