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Is Social Media Killing Democracy?
Both the Brexit referendum and US election have revealed the limits of modern democracy, and…
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Don’t Shoot the Messenger! What part did social media play in 2016 US election?
We should appreciate how social media can provide a wealth of valuable data to understand…
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Edit wars! Examining networks of negative social interaction
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While these interactions are less common, they strongly affect people’s psychological well-being, physical health, and…
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Is internet gaming as addictive as gambling? (no, suggests a new study)
New research suggests that very few of those who play internet-based video games have symptoms…
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Rethinking Digital Media and Political Change
What are the dangers or new opportunities of digital media?
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Brexit, voting, and political turbulence
Explaining why many political mobilisations of our times seem to come from nowhere.
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Back to the bad old days, as civil service infighting threatens UK’s only hope for digital government
The Government Digital Service (GDS) isn’t perfect, but to erase the progress it has put…
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Information Architecture meets the Philosophy of Information
Advancing the practical and theoretical basis for how we conceptualise and shape the infosphere.
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Sexism Typology: Literature Review
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Drawing on the rich history of gender studies in the social sciences, coupling it with…
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Alan Turing Institute and OII: Summit on Data Science for Government and Policy Making
Leading policy makers, data scientists and academics came together to discuss how the ATI and…
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Exploring the Ethics of Monitoring Online Extremism
Exploring the complexities of policing the web for extremist material, and its implications for security,…
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P-values are widely used in the social sciences, but often misunderstood: and that’s a problem.
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We need to make standards for interpreting p-values more stringent, and also improve transparency in…