About: Rachel Molko
Recent Posts by Rachel Molko
Speed Data-ing Event 2018
On October 31st, 2018, the fourth-annual Speed Data-ing event brought together two panels of Digital Humanities and Computational Social Science researchers to discuss a range of research questions, methodologies, and datasets. A diverse array of projects were presented in lightning talks by scholars in the Journalism, English, and Political Science departments as well as the Continue Reading »
Digital Assignment Showcase
On October 24th, 2018, the NuLab hosted a showcase for digital assignments that may be adapted to courses in multiple different disciplines. The showcase began with an introduction by Lauren Nelson, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, who noted that the five assignments may be interpreted as long-term or short-term projects, and for large or Continue Reading »
Article by NuLab Co-Director David Lazer in the Washington Post
Political outcomes today raise questions about how the interests of the majority are carried out by elected officials. Michael Neblo, Kevin Esterling and David Lazer have conducted a series of practical experiments that reveal hopeful possibilities about the connection between citizens and political figures. With population size, among other dimensions of public opinion, posing challenges to the reasonable access between Continue Reading »