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Author: J. Nathan Matias

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Test & Protest: A Conversation With Consumer Reports Digital Lab

May 2022

As our lives become more and more shaped by digital technologies, how can consumer protection organizations work together with the […]

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A group of four people link arms while mid-air during sky-diving. The view of the picture looks down upon the skydivers, with a view of a coastline behind. Image by Alexander Savin, available in a CC-BY-2.0 license.

Developing Trustworthy Community Research Collaborations

March 2022

How can researchers do right by communities when collaborating on research?  Social scientists are increasingly collaborating with communities – volunteer […]

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Built in 1932, and perched just outside the North Cascades National Park in northern Washington State, the Hidden Lake Lookout was used until decommissioned by the Forest Service sometime around 1953, and has now stood as a historic monument longer than it served its original function as a fire lookout. In 1987, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places

Three Suggestions for the US Federal Strategy On AI R&D

March 2022

In March 2022, the U.S. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy requested comments on how to revise the […]

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A hand on a table, with the index finger inserted into a pulse oximeter device, which is showing blood oxygen levels and pulse

Why We Co-Create Research Systems with Communities

February 2022

Have you ever gotten a finger squeeze from a pulse oximeter? This device can measure your blood-oxygen without a painful […]

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Crowdsourced Audits of Algorithmic Decision-Makers

November 2021

How can independent researchers reliably detect bias, discrimination, and other systematic errors in software-based decision-making systems?  Austin Hounsel, Nick Feamster […]

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Do Automated Welcomes Improve Newcomer Retention on French Wikipedia?

September 2021

Does receiving a welcome message increase how many newcomers to Wikipedia make their first edit, and influence them to keep […]

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We’re Recruiting PhD Students!

September 2021

CAT Lab is recruiting PhD students into the Communication and Information Science Departments at Cornell University (application 2021, start 2022)! […]

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CAT Lab Receives $1.3m in funding — and we’re hiring!

February 2021

How can we foster meaningful dialogue and create shared knowledge in a digital world shaped by algorithms? What do we […]

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How Did Fixing Tractors Become Copyright Violation? MC Forelle at Cornell

November 2020

What does it mean to own your vehicle, when tech companies use copyright law to control who has the right […]

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Do Law Enforcement Bots Reduce Freedom of Expression Online? Study Results

September 2020

What impact do the copyright industry’s robot lawyers have on freedom of expression? And in a complex ecosystem where algorithm […]

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