EPISODE · Sep 13, 2019 · 1H 10M
Gary King Social Media Discussion
from Dialogue Across Difference · host Dialogue Across Difference Podcast by Center for the Study of Politics and Governance
Program: A lot can be learned from how we use the internet. Our viewing patterns offer insights into our health, behavior, and our democracy. Social scientists are pioneering new collaborations with Facebook to get access to its data, under the banner “Social Science One”. As efforts progress toward developing partnerships questions have been raised about safeguards for privacy, ethical conduct, and independence from corporate interests. Bios: Gary King is the Director of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science and a distinguished professor at Harvard University. He has written more than 170 journal articles, 20 open source software packages, and 8 books. His work has made him widely read across scholarly fields and beyond academia. William McGeveran specializes in data privacy, intellectual property, communications and technology, and free speech. In addition to his teaching and scholarship, he currently serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Minnesota Law School. Larry Jacobs is the Director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance and the Walter F. and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies. His commentary and research has been published and discussed in a number of mass media outlets.
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Program: A lot can be learned from how we use the internet. Our viewing patterns offer insights into our health, behavior, and our democracy. Social scientists are pioneering new collaborations with Facebook to get access to its data, under the banner “Social Science One”. As efforts progress toward developing partnerships questions have been raised about safeguards for privacy, ethical conduct, and independence from corporate interests. Bios: Gary King is the Director of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science and a distinguished professor at Harvard University. He has written more than 170 journal articles, 20 open source software packages, and 8 books. His work has made him widely read across scholarly fields and beyond academia. William McGeveran specializes in data privacy, intellectual property, communications and technology, and free speech. In addition to his teaching and scholarship, he currently serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Minnesota Law School. Larry Jacobs is the Director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance and the Walter F. and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies. His commentary and research has been published and discussed in a number of mass media outlets.
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