Australia researchers want to map world’s emotions

If the world could tell you how it feels, would that be useful? A group of Australian researchers believe so. They’ve developed a tool to map moods around the world using people’s Tweets. Researchers from Australia’s Black Dog Institute launched the “We Feel” online tool on May 20 to monitor the emotions of individuals and communities across different locations. The tool analyzes up to 32,000 English-language tweets per minute for 600 words linked to emotions such as love, joy, surprise, and anger. The data will be used to monitor trends in global emotions as well as how specific communities feel over time. The Black Dog Institute is a non-profit facility offering diagnosis and treatment for the prevention of mood disorders.

Read the full story on Rappler.