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Social and Behavioral Data Science, Spring 2023

New Study Focuses on Evolution of Polarized Networks in Social Media

January 18, 2023

What drives the polarization of political opinions on social media? How do “echo chambers” of like-minded friends evolve over time? Are there ways to depolarize these networks and bring individuals closer together?

Blockchain, Fall 2020

Fake News Detection and Tracking Using Blockchain

September 18, 2020

Knight Foundation Chair of Data Science and AI, and IDSC Innovation Officer Yelena Yesha, PhD, is launching a collaborative blockchain project to detect and track fake news by identifying the source in real time. “The coronavirus pandemic has led to an explosion of misinformation, such as ‘miracle cures’, as well as scammers trying to take […]