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After dinner: the best time to create 1.5 million dollars of ground-breaking science

Apr 24, 2015

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in Mapping, Social Data Science

The Zooniverse is a predominant example of citizen science projects that have enjoyed particularly widespread…
Wikipedia sockpuppetry: linking accounts to real people is pure speculation

Apr 23, 2015

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in Politics & Government

Conservative chairman Grant Shapps is accused of sockpuppetry on Wikipedia, but this former Wikipedia admin…
A promised ‘right’ to fast internet rings hollow for millions stuck with 20th-century speeds

Mar 24, 2015

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in Development, Economics

Tell those living in the countryside about the government’s promised “right to fast internet” and…
How can big data be used to advance dementia research?

Mar 16, 2015

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in Health, Social Data Science, Wellbeing

As dementia is believed to be influenced by a wide range of social, environmental and…
Should we use old or new rules to regulate warfare in the information age?

Mar 9, 2015

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in Ethics, Governance & Security

Information has now acquired a pivotal role in contemporary warfare, for it has become both…
How do the mass media affect levels of trust in government?

Mar 4, 2015

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in Interviews, Politics & Government

Challenging the conventional wisdom that suggests greater exposure to mass media outlets will result in…
Don’t knock clickivism: it represents the political participation aspirations of the modern citizen

Mar 1, 2015

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in Collective Action, Politics & Government, Social Data Science

Is an action only ‘political’ if it takes place in the mainstream political arena; involving…
Does a market-approach to online privacy protection result in better protection for users?

Feb 25, 2015

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in Economics, Governance & Security, Interviews

Examining the voluntary provision by commercial sites of information privacy protection and control under the…
Will digital innovation disintermediate banking—and can regulatory frameworks keep up?

Feb 19, 2015

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in Economics, Governance & Security

The role of finance in enabling the development and implementation of new ideas is vital—an…
Examining the data-driven value chains that are changing Rwanda’s tea sector

Feb 16, 2015

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in Development

What role is new Internet connectivity playing in changing these sectors—which are often seen as…
Why haven’t digital platforms transformed firms in developing countries? The Rwandan tourism sector explored

Feb 10, 2015

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in Development

Have Rwandan firms been able to access online platforms? What impact has access to these…
Will China’s new national search engine, ChinaSo, fare better than “The Little Search Engine that Couldn’t”?

Feb 10, 2015

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in Politics & Government, Tools

Branded explicitly as “China Search: Authoritative National Search,” ChinaSo reinforces a sense of national identity.…