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Information Gerrymandering on Social Networks, with Dr. Alexander Stewart
Information Gerrymandering on Social Networks, with Dr. Alexander Stewart
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Jan 26, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Dr. Alexander Stewart, Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Houston, guests to discuss his research on "information gerrymandering," recently published in Nature. The study uses a voter game, mathematical modelling, social media data, and legislative data to examine how information asymmetries in social networks impact collective decision-making processes. We break down the study, and the implications of its findings for democracy. Read the full study, and check out the video showing information gerrymandering in action!
Released:
Jan 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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