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FDS Colloquium: Tim Roughgarden (Columbia & a16z crypto)
Speaker bio: Tim Roughgarden is a Professor in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University and the Founding Head of Research at a16z crypto. Prior to joining Columbia, he spent 15 years on the computer science faculty at Stanford, following a PhD at Cornell and a postdoc at UC Berkeley. His research interests include the…
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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 configured, alternatives to engagement-centric models of content ranking, and algorithmic approaches to content moderation such as Community Notes. This workshop brings together leading experts in the area to foster collaborations and…
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Nicholas A. Christakis (Sociology) elected to National Academy of Sciences
Congratulations to FDS member Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH, elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
