In late May 2026, we sent out surveys to members of the Reddit community, r/science. In this blog post, we’ll […]
The HAB Challenge: Tending our Human Algorithm Ecosystems
September 2026
How does human behavior change in the presence of AI systems that interact with large groups of people at scale? […]
Statistical Inference and (In)correctness
August 2026
GenAI’s deceptively plausible outputs make it dangerously easy to overlook its limitations.
When people seek guidance from science, it’s often in search of imaginative possibilities with almost-boring reliability. And one evening in […]
A little over a month ago, in June 2026, we sent out surveys to members of the Reddit community, r/AmItheAsshole. […]
How can scientists support the global movement for access to knowledge while also making discoveries about our social world? This […]
Reliable GenAI and Perpetual Motion
May 2026
Researchers rushing to adopt AI without understanding the limitations risk committing scientific misconduct.
I have good news to share; I’ve been selected for a fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study at […]
This weekend, Sarah Gilbert and I were honored to give a plenary talk at Wikipedia Day NYC, a celebration of […]
Visualizing the Algorithm
December 2025
At CAT Lab, data visualizations and data art build intuition and encourage us to look at online communities from new perspectives.