NULab Fall 2019 Call for Proposals
September 17, 2019The NULab is once again inviting proposals for seedling grants, travel, and co-sponsorship of events related to digital humanities and computational social science. The deadline ...
Read more...NULab Fall Calendar of Events
September 16, 2019The NULab is delighted to announce our 2019 fall calendar of events. We have some very exciting talks, workshops, and other events planned for the ...
Read more...Birth of Boston Project Featured in News@Northeastern
September 3, 2019Reposted from News@Northeastern By Aria Bracci While much of humanity is busy using FaceApp to see how they’d look in the future, other people are trying to look into ...
Read more...Most Reporters on the 2020 Campaign Beat are Men. Does that Influence Coverage?
June 25, 2019Reposted from News@Northeastern By Ian Thomsen Despite the increasing prominence of women in American politics, female journalists who are covering the presidential race continue to be in ...
Read more...NULab Faculty Members and Co-Director to Study Fake News with Facebook Data
May 16, 2019By Molly Callahan, Republished from News@Northeastern The persistence of fake news and misinformation is creating chaos across the globe. It’s affecting elections in the United States and ...
Read more...It’s Time to Study Machines the Way We Study Humans
April 26, 2019Republished from News@Northeastern by Molly Callahan Artificial intelligence and machine learning models can be found in almost every aspect of modern life. News-ranking algorithms determine which information ...
Read more...NULab Professor John Wihbey’s The Social Fact: News and Knowledge in a Networked World
April 17, 2019NULab Professor John Whibey’s new book came out April 16, from MIT Press: “While the public believes that journalism remains crucial for democracy, there is a ...
Read more...NULab Professor Christo Wilson Wins Excellence in Research and Creative Activity Award
April 1, 2019Republished from News@Northeastern by Khalida Sarwari Northeastern computer science professor Christo Wilson wants to make people aware of how algorithms work, while getting the companies that use them to be ...
Read more...Social Media Has Come Under Scrutiny After the New Zealand Mosque Shooting. But What About the News Media?
April 1, 2019Republished from News@Northeastern by Molly Callahan The role that social media played in the lead-up and execution of a deadly attack on two mosques in New Zealand is being ...
Read more...How to Fix Democracy in the United States
March 24, 2019Republished from News@Northeastern by Molly Callahan To find ways to fix U.S. democracy, Northeastern professor David Lazer “did Democracy like a drug,” he said. At the 55th annual Robert D. Klein ...
Read more...NULab Co-Director David Lazer selected as Robert D. Klein University Lecturer
February 15, 2019NULab Co-Director David Lazer has been selected to give the 55th Robert D Klein Lecture. The Klein University Lecturer Award, established in 1964, distinguishes a ...
Read more...New research by NULab Co-Director David Lazer published in Science
January 25, 2019A new paper “Fake news on Twitter during the 2016 U.S. presidential election” by Nir Grinberg, Kenneth Joseph, Lisa Friedland, Briony Swire-Thompson, and David Lazer has ...
Read more...NULab Seedling and Travel Grants: Spring 2019 CFP
January 23, 2019Call for Proposals: The NULab is once again inviting proposals for seedling grants, travel, and co-sponsorship of events related to digital humanities and computational social science. The deadline ...
Read more...NULab Spring Calendar of Events
January 11, 2019The NULab is delighted to announce our spring calendar of events. We have some very exciting talks, conferences, workshops, and other events planned for the ...
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Digital Public Humanities Panel
On March 21, the NULab and Humanities Center co-sponsored a panel, “Digital Public Humanities”, featuring presentations by four scholars who work in the digital public Continue Reading »
The Emotional Arcs of Television: NULab Project
Stories are a vital part of the human experience. Narratives and tales communicate comedy, mystery, and drama to inform and entertain readers, listeners, or viewers. Continue Reading »
DH Projects at the National Council on Public History
Katie and Megan Woods recently graduated with their Master of Arts in History with a Concentration in Public History. They also obtained a Certificate Continue Reading »
Visualizing French Muslims: NULab Project
France has the largest populations of Muslims in the Western world, making up an estimated 7.5% of the population. The Muslim population has been steadily Continue Reading »