SAGE Ocean Speaker Series #2 - Violence, VR & video data. Experimental research into violent events
SAGE Ocean Speaker Series #2 saw Mark Levine discussing his recent work which includes the use of virtual reality to study the behavior of bystanders in violent emergencies.
Letters as Data
Letters are a unique form of narrative. Learn how to use them in your research.
Humans broke the internet, understanding them better might help fix it
By Timo Hannay
Here's a multiple-choice question: Is the internet (a) the most open, egalitarian and empowering means of communication ever devised, or (b) a dystopian nightmare populated by hucksters, trolls and miscellaneous abusers of human rights? The answer is, of course, (c) all of the above and much else besides. This stark contrast between the internet's light and dark sides has become a defining characteristic of the digital age, but is not an inevitable consequence of the mostly innocuous technologies on which it's built. Rather, it is the product of their bewilderingly diverse and eccentric user base – otherwise known as humanity.
Academic Researchers Need Support and Incentives to Share Data
Making data available for other researchers to find, use, reuse, and reproduce is fundamental to open science, and ultimately makes research more efficient and effective. Yet despite policies that encourage and require data sharing, researchers in the UK and US report lower percentages of data sharing than average.
SSRC launches Social Data Initiative & Facebook provides academics with access to data
Last week marked a milestone for social science and industry partnerships, with Facebook announcing an initiative to give scholars access to its data in order to help them assess social media’s impact on elections.
How Do You Feel About Companies With Personal Data
The recent revelation that Cambridge Analytica was able to acquire the Facebook data led to a surge of interest and questions around what companies do with people’s data. Amidst all of this, little attention has been paid to the feelings of those whose data are used, shared, and acted upon.
Quanteda Studio, MiniVAN and Digital DNA Toolbox awarded Concept Grants
We are delighted to announce the first three winners of our Concept Grants program.
Each has been awarded $35k to develop their ideas and help more social scientists to work with big data.
How to Get The Most of an Academic Conference
Going to an academic conference is an exciting opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and exchange stimulating ideas. However, to make the most of a conference requires a lot of hard work before, during, and after the meeting itself. Marta Teperek provides a checklist of things to do at each of these stages.