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Thinking critically and deeply about technology has never been more important than in the 21st century, the dawn of the "digital age". The Technology content stream highlights ideas from across the social sciences at UC Berkeley, bringing together historical perspectives, critical analyses, and new ideas and insights about technology.

April 26, 2021 by Chuck Kapelke

Truth & Denial, Searching for Information in the Digital Era

A Matrix on Point panel discussion focused on how (and why) misinformation spreads on the internet, including the role played by search engines.

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  • March 20, 2021 by Chuck Kapelke

    Video: Evgeny Morozov, "Beyond Competition: Alternative Discovery Procedures & The Postcapitalist Public Sphere"

    Recorded on March 19, 2021, this lecture features Evgeny Morozov, author of The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom and To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism.

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  • March 15, 2021 by Chuck Kapelke

    Matrix on Point — Pandemic Lessons Assessing Educational Inequalities in the Wake of COVID-19

    A "Matrix on Point" panel addressed what we have learned about educational inequalities after a year of pandemic-related school closures.

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  • February 28, 2021 by Chuck Kapelke

    Video: "The True Costs of Misinformation: Producing Moral and Technical Order in a Time of Pandemonium"

    Recorded on February 19, 2021, this video features a lecture by Joan Donovan, Research Director for the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. This event was presented as part of the "Solidarity and Strife: Democracies in a Time of Pandemic" initiative, funded by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and co-sponsored by the University of California, Berkeley's Social Science Matrix and the D-Lab.

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  • February 19, 2021 by Chuck Kapelke

    Video: Authors Meet Critics: "Bloc by Bloc: How to Build a Global Enterprise for the New Regional Order"

    Joined by a panel of scholars, CLTC Faculty Director Steve Weber discussed his book, which outlines a framework for how firms should position themselves for the new economic geography.

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  • February 4, 2021 by Chuck Kapelke

    Video: Measuring Belief in Fake News Online

    A lecture on why people believe fake news — and what can be done about it — by Joshua A. Tucker, Professor of Politics at New York University

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  • November 13, 2020 by Chuck Kapelke

    Authors Meet Critics: The Future of Nuclear Waste

    A Matrix "Authors Meet Critics" panel asked, how can sites of waste disposal be marked to prevent contamination in the future?

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  • October 25, 2020 by Chuck Kapelke

    Video: Matrix on Point: "Pandemic Election, From Crowds to Clouds"

    On October 19, a group of distinguished panelists discussed how the pandemic is transforming the 2020 elections.

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  • September 15, 2020 by Chuck Kapelke

    Social Science Prediction Platform

    wisdom of crowds

    A new initiative led by UC Berkeley's Stefano DellaVigna aims to help researchers aggregate experts' forecasts about their findings.

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  • June 25, 2020 by Chuck Kapelke

    2020-2021 Matrix Research Teams Announced

    Data feminism, Asian cities, and community cooperation and police are among the topics to be explored by the seven new Matrix Research Teams selected for the 2020-2021 academic year.

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  • March 10, 2020 by Chuck Kapelke

    Video: "Matrix On Point: Election Manipulation"

    Recorded on March 3, 2020, this Matrix On Point panel consider a wide range of issues related to the security and fairness of our elections. The panel featured Sarah Anzia, Michelle J. Schwartz Associate Professor of Public Policy & Associate Professor of Political Science; Bertrall Ross, Chancellor's Professor of Law; and Eric Schickler, Professor, Jeffrey & Ashley McDermott Endowed Chair of Political Science. The event was co-sponsored by the Institute of Governmental Studies.

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