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The "Meme" in Meme Stocks

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 What is a "Meme Stock"? If you are not familiar with the concept of "Meme Stocks," the events surrounding the Gamestop stock will provide you a very clear understanding! Gamestop is an American-based company whose sales and stock price were stagnating, and as a result, many hedge funds were shorting the stock, hoping to make a profit off of Gamestop's poor performance. At the same time, a subreddit on Reddit known as r/wallstreetbets  was gaining massive popularity. The community was well-known for making highly risky investments for fun, and they were able to catch a whiff of hedge funds shorting Gamestop. Hence, the community decided to unite themselves, and invest in the stock heavily to drive the price up at a huge scale to increase their profits, going from a stock price of $16 to $80, a five-time increase in a single day! We can see that the stock price of Gamestop is now heavily influenced by social media, and that's exactly what we define a meme st...
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Parlia-metrics!

Parlia-metrics! Team Computational Anti-Social Scientists The Indian Lok Sabha debates are a rich source of political discourse, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of Indian democracy. These debates, which occur during the sessions of the Lok Sabha, offer a window into the key issues and concerns of Indian politics, as well as the rhetorical strategies and linguistic patterns of various political actors. In this project, we have leveraged the power of computational social science to analyze and model the proceedings of the Lok Sabha debates.  Goal The primary goal of this project is to delve into the vast realm of public-domain Indian data and unlock valuable insights from the transcripts of Lok Sabha debates. While datasets such as the Hindi Legal Documents Corpus (HLDC) and Indian Legal Documents Corpus (ILDC) have been explored and published, the parliamentary debates, despite being public, remain largely untapped in terms of comprehensive analysis and exploration. To be...
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Stock Tip Simulator

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Introduction Though India still has only 3% of its population actively participating in the stock market, the total number of demat accounts has almost doubled over the past 10 years from 2.3 crores in 2010 to 5.3 crores in 2021. Most of these new investors are amateurs, and are looking to make quick profits. Such investors often resort to following tips from social media platforms like Reddit, Telegram and Whatsapp. On the other hand, the standard advice for amateur investors is to simply invest in index funds, since normal trades without enough background knowledge regarding the market and the company would often lead to losses. Through this project, we hope to understand which narrative is true and provide a tool that enables investors that choose to follow tips on social media to make informed choices.  We narrow down our scope to Telegram channels that give day trading tips. There are several public channels on Telegram with followers upwards of 1 lakh subscribers and we chose...
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Controversy in Cinema: Exploring Polarization in Movie Ratings

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Controversy in Cinema: Exploring Polarization in Movie Ratings Movies have been a source of entertainment for many generations. From the early silent films to the latest blockbusters, cinema has always been a reflection of our society. But with the advent of online reviews and ratings, it has become easier than ever to gauge the public's opinion on movies. In this blog, we explore how polarization in movie reviews and ratings can help us identify controversial movies. The Dataset Our dataset consists of two main files: mov_reviews.csv and Mov_metadata.csv . The first file contains movie reviews from IMDb, including the movie ID, user ID, and the rating given by the user. The second file contains movie metadata from TMDB, including information such as the movie's genre, box office income, cast, language, runtime, and year of release. Defining Controversy Defining controversy in movies is a complex task that requires analyzing various factors, such as plot, characters, themes, a...
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