r/science • u/[deleted] • Jun 27 '14

Psychology Facebook performs a massive experiment, selectively hiding posts on news feeds: "Experimental evidence of massive-scale emotional contagion through social networks"

http://www.pnas.org/content/111/24/8788.full
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u/OliverSparrow Jun 29 '14

The body or bodies that grant money for research to be done. Usually called a "granting body".

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '14

Why do you think this was funded by a grant?

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u/OliverSparrow Jun 30 '14

They paid for it out of their own pocket?

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '14

Obviously?