| Title |
Why we'll always be obsessed with – and afraid of – monsters
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|---|---|
| Published by |
The Conversation, October 2016
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| Authors |
Leo Braudy |
| Abstract |
All the popular monsters you'll see out trick-or-treating, from Frankenstein to Dracula, were born out of fear and anxiety about change and technology. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 9% |
| Australia | 3 | 6% |
| China | 1 | 2% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 2% |
| Jamaica | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 25 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 41 | 77% |
| Scientists | 6 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 9% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 2% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 158. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 October 2019.
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#261,403
of 25,528,120 outputs
Outputs from The Conversation
#31,712
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#5,099
of 321,044 outputs
Outputs of similar age from The Conversation
#701
of 4,504 outputs
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