Events

How do we address social media’s role in harm and conflict?

Nicholas Weaver explains why cryptocurrencies must die.

MIDS students and alumni are invited to a fun happy hour.

Recent research explores how the voice can affect the likelihood of mistaking a person for a machine or a machine for a person.

Niloufar Salehi introduces social computing systems to support collective action.

What does it mean for algorithmic classification to be fair, and how can we promote algorithmic fairness?

The premier student-run conference for the information community, with a focus on augmenting society and the vanishing divide between digital and physical worlds.

The Internet of Things will be tethered, blurring the lines between physical goods, digital goods, and digital services.

We imagine a future in which computers understand a broad range of human behaviors, but today’s systems fall short of these visions.

Cultural preservation is a form of communication with the future. So how can we measure its success?

The challenge of cultural stewardship when everyone is a content producer.

Catherine Crump & Andrew Guthrie Ferguson discuss issues related to surveillance, policing, and civil liberties.

Seize the moment during Big Give, Berkeley’s annual fundraising event.

How can social media platforms better foster well-being when people experience distress and stigma?

A one-day technical conference bringing together data scientists and professionals from around the globe to discuss the latest research and applications of data science.

Angèle Christin documents a gap between the intended and actual effects of algorithms in two professions.

Joshua Blumenstock uses novel data and methods to understand the economic lives of the poor.