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  • The Academic Minute for 2019.05.20-05.24

    The Academic Minute for 2019.05.20-05.24

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    The Academic Minute from 05.20 – 05.24 Monday, May 20th Ken Joseph – University at Buffalo Fighting Fake News I am an assistant professor in the CSE Department at the University at Buffalo. In the past, I was a postdoc at the LazerLab at the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University and a fellow at…

  • Barry Markovsky, University of South Carolina – Mass Hysteria

    Barry Markovsky, University of South Carolina – Mass Hysteria

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    Mass hysteria is often different from what we imagine. Barry Markovsky, professor of sociology at the University of South Carolina, describes how looking at individuals can change the perception of the whole. Ph.D. Stanford University (1983) His research interests include group processes, social psychology, social networks, methods of theory construction, experimental research, and computer simulations.…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.05.20)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.05.20)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.05.20 Monday, May 20th Kenny Joseph of the University at Buffalo examines how to fight fake news leading up to the 2020 election. Tuesday, May 21st Barry Markovsky of the University of South Carolina discusses mass hysteria in the news. Wednesday, May 22nd Stephanie Jones of Harvard University explores…