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Around the world, people are both increasingly dependent on, and distrustful of, digital technology. New research suggests ways this conflict could unfold.
Social media companies arose from libertarian, free-market origins but must embrace social benefits and democracy to survive.
Past efforts to teach American students computer skills haven’t always helped workers get better-paying jobs. But spending on hardware and software for schools has certainly enriched tech companies.
Why do tech companies care so much about self-driving cars? If drivers no longer need to pay attention to the road, they can use their mobile devices even more.
Companies and governments should do more to prevent ‘revenge porn’ without asking potential victims to send their nude photos to Facebook.
Silicon Valley brought together natural surroundings, suburban homes and futuristic high-tech work. But industrial pollution betrayed the California dream.
The way people use social media – and the algorithms inside those systems – increases passions, and drives people to polarizing extremes.
Companies may benefit when customers create content, provide feedback and do busywork once done by paid employees, but what about the customers themselves – all of us?
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Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Professor of Communication Studies, American University School of Communication
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Faculty member & Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
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Assistant Professor of Communication, Wayne State University
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Ph.D. Student in History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
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Dean, College of Arts & Sciences; Professor of History, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
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Visiting Scholar in Anthropology, New York University
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Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Virginia Tech
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Professor of Journalism, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Professor of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University