Moderated by Professor Janet Steele, this SMPA discussion will look at the striking history of concerns about fake news, propaganda, and the fear of the mob in the US., as described in a new book by Professor Lee Huebner: The Fake News Panic of a Century Ago: The Discovery of Propaganda and the Coercion of Consent. Just as the term “fake news” has […]
Join us for a conversation with Justin Hendrix, Marietje Schaake, Jason Kint and Yael Eisenstat. As part of our Betalab: Fix The Internet program, we’re excited to host a timely new series of events in which we’ll tackle questions surrounding technology and democracy. For our third event, on March 5th at 1pm ET, we’ll […]
The students and early career data professionals of today are the data curators and experts of tomorrow. It’s important that they have the right tools and knowledge so that their work — and the associated data — is as good and impactful as possible. In this discussion our experts will talk about why it’s important […]
The Oxford Internet Institute welcomes Katherine Maher, CEO and Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, hosted by Professor Philip Howard, Director of the OII. Access to knowledge can empower communities and lift up societies. During this event, we’ll discuss Wikipedia as one of many models for sharing free knowledge with the world, and explore a framework for […]
Join us for a conversation with Cecilia Muñoz and Shorenstein Center Fellow Kathy Pham to discuss Cecilia’s recent book More than Ready: Be Strong and Be You…and Other Lessons for Women of Color on the Rise. Women of color today are contributing to an unprecedented wave of “firsts”-whether they are the first in a family to attend […]
We are still in the early days of the Internet, but there is a growing sense that it’s creating more problems than it’s solving. This wasn’t always the case. There was a time when we shared an overriding optimism in the Internet’s capacity to make the world a better place. Creator platforms and social media […]
MisinfoDay is an annual event hosted by the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP). Its purpose is to teach high school students, teachers and librarians how to identify and combat online misinformation and disinformation. Students walk away with knowledge and skills they can use in their everyday lives and educators are introduced […]
Data & Society and the Ada Lovelace Institute will co-host a discussion about the next frontier of COVID-19 roll-outs: vaccine passports. To facilitate a global understanding of possible vulnerabilities that will arise from vaccine passport adoption, we are bringing together Data & Society Researcher, Ranjit Singh, public health ethicist, Amy Fairchild, and Imogen Parker, Head of Policy at Ada Lovelace Institute, […]
Event Listing Header Edit notification Event Listing Body Listing Hero Details The first Black Feminist Health Science Studies Symposium is an introduction to the field and collective that claim the name. Join us as we talk about the need to integrate Black feminism into science, medicine, technology, and health.
This virtual, international symposium will examine narratives of COVID-19 in China and the world, considering topics like technology, society, and nations.