Unlocking the Secrets of Reddit's AskScience Community
Popular Science Questions and Answers
By Reddit [source]
About this dataset
This data reveals the hidden corners of Reddit's AskScience subreddit, providing a revealing and intimate look at one of the most beloved science communities on the web. With insightful tidbits about post titles, scores, ids, urls, comment counts, creation times, post bodies, and timestamps all included in this dataset; this information provides key insights into what makes AskScience such an engaging community filled with passionate science enthusiasts. By combining all this data we can get a better understanding of discussants' interests and preferences & take valuable lessons to build more robust online communities filled with enthusiastic members who can spark exciting conversations centered around their favorite scientific topics
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How to use the dataset
Research Ideas
- Analyzing the kinds of questions, tags and topics that receive the most upvotes.
- Comparing engagement levels in the AskScience subreddit over time.
- Examining how formatting affects post engagement and popularity (e.g., bolding titles, using images, etc.)
Acknowledgements
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
Data Source
License
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication
No Copyright - You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. See Other Information.
Columns
File: askscience.csv
| Column name |
Description |
| title |
The title of a post. (String) |
| score |
The number of upvotes a post has received. (Integer) |
| url |
The URL of a post. (String) |
| comms_num |
The number of comments a post has received. (Integer) |
| created |
The date and time that a post was created. (DateTime) |
| body |
The body text associated with a post. (String) |
| timestamp |
The date and time when a post was last updated. (DateTime) |
Acknowledgements
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit Reddit.