Ep 53 " Can societies fight better? "
Presumably we're not going to solve the problem of conflict between groups of people -- but what would better conflict look like? And what does that have to do with brains, the spread of homo sapiens, social media recommender algorithms, tribalism, intellectual humility, or the Iroquois Native Amer…
Can we trust Google?
In August this year, a US court in Washington DC ruled that Google acted illegally to crush its competition and maintain a monopoly on online search and related advertising. This is just one of a number of lawsuits that have been filed against the big tech companies, as US antitrust authorities at…
Echo Chambers and How They Amplify Outrage - NaPodPoMo 2024 - Day 5
Feeling bombarded by political outrage? This episode of Outrage Science Bites discusses the science behind why we get so riled up, especially online. Host, David Beckemeyer, explores how social media algorithms and partisan news create echo chambers, fueling division and reinforcing biases. We'll h…
The Algorithmic Amplification of Outrage - NaPodPoMo 2024 - Day 17
In this episode of Outrage Science Bites, we examine the world of technology outrage, exploring how social media algorithms amplify outrage-inducing content. We hear from experts like Tobias Rose-Stockwell, who explains how these platforms unintentionally created products that drive outrage and ext…
In Democracy, You Can’t Avoid Conflicts. You Have To Just Do Them Better, with Human-Compatible AI Expert Jonathan Stray
In this conversation, Jonathan Stray, Senior Scientist at the UC Berkeley Center for Human-Compatible AI, explains to Eric Schurenberg the intersection of AI, media, and conflict, emphasizing the challenges of objectivity in journalism and the need for a new approach to reporting that embraces comp…
Instead of the Algorithm
An exploration of social media 'middleware' with guests Marc Faddoul, Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci, and Jonathan Stray. Transcript here.
Recommended reading:
Report of the Working Group on Platform Scale (November 2020)
How to Quiet the Megaphones of Facebook, Google and Twitter (February 2021)
X Algor…
The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Grace Connors focussing on peacebuilding and disinformation
The Exciting World of Digital Peacebuilding - With Grace Connors focussing on peacebuilding and disinformation
Today's guest is Grace Connors. Grace is an alumna of the University of Notre Dame with a double major in Computer Science and Peace Studies. Her role as a digital peacebuilder has led m…
What We Talk About When We Talk About Algorithms
Algorithms! We hear a lot about them. They drive social media platforms and, according to popular understanding, are responsible for a great deal of what’s wrong about the internet today—and maybe the downfall of democracy itself. But … what exactly are algorithms? And, given they’re not going away…
In Democracy, You Can’t Avoid Conflicts. You Have To Just Do Them Better - Jonathan Stray
It’s pretty much a cliché to say that Americans live in two separate political realities. We shout at each other from our separate bunkers, unable to agree even on basic facts. One coping strategy—and maybe the default, given human nature—is to hunker down with our own tribe and demonize the other.…
Social Networks and Disinformation with Renée DiResta (S02 E03)
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Renée DiResta, associate research professor at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy and author of Invisible Rulers, joins Rachel and Dan to talk about how influencers, algorithms and crowds work together to decide what feels real and true online. She exp…
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