Colin Klein and Mark Alfano began work July 2019 on a $300,000 ARC grant to investigate ‘Trust in a social and digital world’. By using the tools of social epistemology, virtue epistemology, and network science, this project will identify how individuals should distribute their trust when embedded in epistemically hostile environments.
Read MoreIn this project, we aim to link attention metrics and communication strategies to real world actions. In particular, we start by contrasting popularity and engagement of online social movements. We then link the measurements to real-world metrics of these activities, as measured by participant turnout, election outcome, legislative success, and others. Answers to these questions will empower content producers, consumers, and hosting platforms to channel attention in mutually beneficial, and socially responsible ways.
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