Past Events
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Reveals About Who We Really Are
Digital Seminar Series: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, The New York Times & Wharton
Abstract: How much sex do people really have? Does advertising work? How many Americans are racist? Is America experiencing a hidden back-alley abortion crisis? Can …
Social Network News
Digital Seminar Series: Pablo Boczkowski of Northwestern University
Abstract: In this presentation I will share preliminary results of an ongoing study of how young people (18-29 years of age) consume news on social …
Wikipedia: The Canary in the Coal Mine for Online Collaboration
Digital Seminar Series: Gerald C. Kane, Boston College
Abstract: Many companies are increasingly seeking to use online communities for collaboration and innovation. Perhaps the most robust of these is Wikipedia, the open online …
Augmenting Human and Machine Intelligence with Data Visualization
Digital Seminar Series: Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg, Google
Abstract: How data visualization serves to augment intelligence–human and machine alike. First, visualization can effectively make people smarter about data, boosting their individual and collective …
Inequality and Precarity in the Platform Economy
Digital Seminar Series: Juliet Schor, Boston College
Abstract: Since their introduction in the late 2000s, there has been considerable debate about the impacts of “the platform economy.” One focus of attention has been …
Studying Teamwork and Cooperation in the Virtual Lab
Digital Seminar Series: Andrew Mao of Microsoft Research New York City
Abstract: For decades, physical behavioral labs have been a primary, yet limited, method for controlled experimental studies of human behavior. Now, software-based “virtual labs” on …
From Proprietary to Collective Control: Explaining How Firm Platform Strategies Transition
Digital Seminar Series: Siobhán O'Mahony and Rebecca Karp of Boston University
Abstract: Much research has studied how dominant firms can design and lead a single platform that complementary firms leverage. Often, control over the platform’s architecture, rules …