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Communication, Culture & Technology Program explores how we use media and technology to communicate from social, economic, political and cultural perspectives.

Washington, DC
Joined July 2009
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Today, Meg Leta Jones and I are announcing something brand new, the “Foo Law Lab.” It’s a pilot that may soon be a @Georgetown course, trying to do for technology students what law clinics have done for generations of law students. @GeorgetownLaw @GeorgetownCCT @GtownTechLaw
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We invite you to our next Knowledge in Action webinar series on Effective Scholarly Communication for Impacting the Policy Making Process, in collaboration with @SciPolJournal on Friday, Sept. 25. 2-3:30pm EDT. Please RSVP at: bit.ly/ScholarCommImpact
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Join us virtually Monday, September 14 at 8:30 PM EST! Get to know the GNOVIS team and learn about CCT’s peer-reviewed academic journal and accompanying blog. Register here: bit.ly/2F8Shyi
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We took a look at how our community has used Zoom to connect with each other over the first week of our virtual learning environment and found some interesting data. Yesterday, we hit a daily peak of 1,489,110 meeting minutes!
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Have you ever spent more time looking for something to watch on Netflix than watching a show? In her newest blog post, Mansi Mehta examines the ways in which choice paralysis affects more than our Netflix habits and what we can do to make choices easier: bit.ly/2TDsvp9
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According to @pewresearch, 80% of Americans (even across party lines) think @CDCgov is a credible source. - @LeticiaBode @Georgetown #misinfocon #misinformation #health @misinfocon @theNASEM
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Always love to see it when my @GeorgetownCCT profs present at conferences on things I care about. Check out @LeticiaBode's important work with @ekvraga about leveraging social interactions to correct disinformation effectively. researchgate.net/profile/Let… #MisinfoCon
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Going forward, Georgetown will freeze investments in companies and funds primarily focused on the extraction of fossil fuels. Endowment funds will instead be invested in renewable energy projects that will play a vital role in addressing climate change. wapo.st/2S4q1Aq
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Replying to @TheHillEvents
This should be fascinating--and the breakfast pastries are delicious! #TheHillArabYouth @PGreenberger @TheHillEvents @SCClemons @GeorgetownCCT
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Congratulations to the 2019 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS, @Nationals!!! ⚾️🦈🐶 #STAYINTHEFIGHT
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Going to see the @arenastage play "Right to be Forgotten?" First come to the panel discussion with @STIAGeorgetown professor @MegLeta and @georgetownsfs alum @karaswisher on privacy. 10/17 at 6pm.
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Need to take a break from the finals? On the Season One FINALE of CCTea, Kevin and Zach return to the booth to recap the gnovis event of the year: gnoviCon 2019! The theme of this year's conference was "Big Tech: Data & Democracy."
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Any anime fans in the house? Our newest addition to the gnovis blog has you covered! CCT's Michael Willson discusses how "My Neighbor Totoro," produced by the legendary Ghibli Studios, is received by an American audience. Click to read more: bit.ly/2TZukQ5
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I wrote my @GeorgetownCCT graduate thesis on drones and my dreams for their use have come true with this brilliant application of the tech in the Virginia Atlantic Coast Pipeline fight newsadvance.com/news/local/e…
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“In a democracy, the response to speech is counter-speech. But with algorithmic newsfeeds, we no longer have a public sphere.” - @Sally_Hubbard #gnovicon2019
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“Our investments in social media has resulted in the dis-investment in social institutions, like science, education & health.” - @sivavaid at @gnovisjournal #gnovicon2019
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One central theme at this year’s #gnovicon2019 “what do we do with big tech companies” How has data changed the discourse around privacy and competition? @GeorgetownCCT
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Today's the day! Get your free tickets, tweet us your panelist questions, and join us for gnoviCon 2019: Big Tech, Data & Democracy in the Healey Family Student Center Social Room from 11am-3pm! We look forward to seeing you there! Registration here: gnovicon2019.eventbrite.com.
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Do Artifacts Have Politics? Yes. Does A Given Technology Match My Politics? That is the modern question... short yet poignant TEDx talk from one of my professors @GeorgetownCCT Evan Barba youtube.com/watch?v=QhOGWy9k… | #technology #AI #ethics #politics #society