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How to share the science of COVID-19 in uncertain times

June 2020

“I have friends on social media sharing misinformation about Covid-19. Do you have tips on how to talk to them?” […]

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Study Results: Mentoring, Thanking Others, and Burning Out on Wikipedia

June 2020

On Wikipedia, mentoring newcomers, reviewing vandalism, and discussing decisions can be meaningful if emotionally-draining work. Some Wikipedians have told us […]

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Volunteers Thanked Thousands of Wikipedia Editors to Learn the Effects of Receiving Thanks

June 2020

Can saying “thank you” make online communities stronger & more inclusive? Or does thanking others for their voluntary efforts have […]

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Meet Jonathan Zong, CAT Lab’s Summer Graduate Research Fellow

June 2020

Hi! My name is Jonathan Zong (website) (@ohnobackspace), and I’m extremely delighted to be joining the Citizens and Technology Lab […]

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5 Lessons for Pandemic Misinformation Research

May 2020

How can researchers contribute to action and public understanding during fast-moving events like elections, pandemics, and other crises?  Friday at […]

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The Feed: Outsourcing Knowledge & Attention to Machines

March 2020

Feeds are everywhere today, from social media to law enforcement. How might we think differently about society if we understood […]

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How to Recognize and Change Human & Machine Discrimination

February 2020

How do people and algorithms engage in discrimination? How would we know if they did? And in the face of […]

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Hiring: Citizens and Technology Lab Deputy Director

February 2020

Given the current status of the campus, the state and country due to COVID-19, we have paused our search for […]

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Can Public Infrastructure Fix Social Media? Ethan Zuckerman at Cornell

February 2020

How can we escape the trap of surveillance capitalism to imagine, achieve, and govern a better internet? Speaking today at […]

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Why We Need Industry-Independent Research on Tech & Society

January 2020

When research is funded by companies that people no longer trust, we have a problem.

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