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November 19, 2025

FDS Colloquium: Juan Carlos Perdomo Silva (NYU), “The Relative Value of Prediction”

Talk Summary: Predictive algorithms are increasingly used to guide the allocation of scarce resources—from deciding which students receive tutoring in Wisconsin to targeting cash […]
September 25, 2025

Flagging misinformation on social media reduces engagement, study finds
September 25, 2025

Community notes reduce engagement with and diffusion of false information online
October 16, 2025

FDS Workshop: New Directions in Social Algorithms Research

As social media algorithms increasingly mediate social experiences, there has been a rapid increase in research on the effects of how these algorithms are […]
June 26, 2024

FDS HNL Colloquium: Boris Power (OpenAI)

Boris Power leads Applied Research at OpenAI which pushes the boundary on solving commercially valuable problems using the latest, cutting edge AI technology, as well as being a technical advisor to the OpenAI startup Fund.
March 28, 2024

FDS x Math Colloquium: Phillip Atiba Solomon (f.k.a. Goff), “The After Math of Injustice”

Speaker: Phillip Atiba Solomon f.k.a. GoffChair and Carl I. Hovland Professor of African American Studies and Professor of Psychology Thursday, March 28, 20243:30pm: Tea […]