"Mass shootings: What science says about an American epidemic"

Oct. 22, 2019

Who is a mass shooter? And what can we do to stop him or her? Are the news media doing a good job covering mass shootings?In this week's episode of the Brainwaves podcast , we'll explore these questions and also look at a new tool aimed at stopping a different...

"New toolkit aims to inform and empower Rural Electric Cooperative member-owners"

Oct. 22, 2019

鈥淭hese co-ops are an example of how rural communities have done entrepreneurship differently,鈥 says Nathan Schneider, a professor of media studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

"The digital afterlife and why it matters"

Oct. 22, 2019

Does your profile continue on after you die? This is what Jed Brubaker, assistant professor in the Information Science department of the College of Media Communication and Information, at University of Colorado, has been studying for years. According to www.colorado.edu , he has been instrumental in helping tech companies grapple...

Brainwaves: "Media, Money and Trust: How Journalism's Business and Ethics are the Digital Age"

Oct. 22, 2019

In addition to Journalism Assistant Professor Patrick Ferrucci, this podcast also features Media Studies Assistant Professor Sandra Ristovska. We regret the omission.

"The real reason fake social media accounts will haunt us for years to come"

Oct. 22, 2019

鈥淚t鈥檚 not even a user experience problem or even a platform integrity problem, but one of cybersecurity and national security,鈥 said Brian Keegan, an assistant professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Latino Review: Your Privilege of Innocence Is Killing People

Sept. 9, 2019

Recent events like the inhumane treatment of refugees at the border and the horrific mass shooting of El Paso have many asking a simple but loaded question: 鈥淲hat the hell is happening to America?鈥 This question implies not only a remarkable sense of incredulity but also an innocence that is dangerous and deadly. An innocence that hides behind a privilege of ignorance despite a long and dreadful legacy of racism.

TechCrunch: Teaching Ethics in Computer Science the Right Way

Sept. 6, 2019

The new fall semester is upon us, and at elite private colleges and universities, it鈥檚 hard to find a trendier major than Computer Science. It鈥檚 also becoming more common for such institutions to prioritize integrating ethics into their CS studies, so students don鈥檛 just learn about how to build software,...

Wired: What Sci-Fi Can Teach Computer Science About Ethics

Aug. 27, 2019

With the morality of Big Tech again called into question, schools like MIT, Carnegie Mellon, and Stanford have launched new ethics courses with fanfare . In some cases, students are even demanding such an education, says Casey Fiesler, a professor at the University of Colorado who teaches computer ethics and...

Brainwaves: Media, Money and Trust: How Journalism鈥檚 Business and Ethics are Changing in the Digital Age

Aug. 26, 2019

In addition to Journalism Assistant Professor Patrick Ferrucci, this podcast also features Media Studies Assistant Professor Sandra Ristovska. We regret the omission. Listen to podcast

Yahoo! News: "The Real Reason Fake Social Media Accounts Will Haunt Us for Years to Come"

Aug. 21, 2019

Fake accounts are not just a spam risk: They鈥檙e essential to spreading misinformation or propaganda, as seen with the Facebook and Twitter China-based accounts that attempted to discredit the current events in Hong Kong. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not even a user experience problem or even a platform integrity problem, but one of...

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