About: NULab Administrator

NULab co-director and professor of political science and computer science and information David Lazer appeared on NPR’s “All Things Considered”, along with several others from his Northeastern Lab, on Thursday, August 18 to talk about Donald Trump’s Twitter strategy. Take a listen or a look at the transcript to hear Lazer’s take.

Stop by Snell Co-Lab D near Argo Tea to meet with Steven Braun and Bahare Sanaie-Movahed, the library’s data visualization and GIS specialists. These informal drop-in open office hours are perfect for those who want to learn more about the fields or get help with specific projects!

Facebook has updated its approach to digital ad-blocking while expanding users’ control over their advertising experience on the site. NULab faculty member and assistant professor of computer science Christo Wilson, along with assistant professor of computer science Yakov Bart, spoke with Northeastern News about digital marketing and Big Data. See their “3Qs” feature here.

NULab faculty member and assistant professor of journalism and new media John Wihbey comments on the media’s use of “graphic” citizen photographs in reporting on the terror attacks in Nice, France. Read what he and fellow faculty members Max Abrahams, assistant professor of political science, and Mai’a K. Davis Cross, associate professor of political science  Continue Reading »

NULab faculty member and assistant professor of communications studies and network science Brooke Foucault Welles answered Northeastern News’s “3Qs” on the concept of ideological isolation and how it effects debate in the public realm. Learn more about the concept of ideological isolation and how what we see on social media impacts what we talk about  Continue Reading »