In 2021, land mines and explosive remnants of war killed more than 2,000 people and injured thousands more. Emma Woollacott reports on how ICRC, NEC Corporation, and scientists at Waseda University in Tokyo use AI to detect probable land-mine areas. ssir.org/articles/entry…

Looking forward to my first irl book talk. November 2, 4-5:15 PM PT at Stanford's Digital Civil Society Lab

What happens when commercial platforms encounter the messiness of mortality?

On Nov. 2, join Digital Civil Society Lab for a conversation w/ Tamara Kneese, author of 'Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in this Life and Beyond.'

RSVP to join in person or online: pacscenter.stanford.edu/event/digital-…

“It's crucial to become equity-focused organizations as well as stewards of the public and private dollar.” Logan McDonnell of Keep Oakland Housed shares prioritization tools to help practitioners in social programs avoid the pitfalls of personal judgment ssir.org/articles/entry…

Our Fall Speaker Series continues on November 2, when Tamara Kneese, Project Director of Data & Society's AIMLab, will join us to discuss her book 'Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in this Life and Beyond.'

RSVP to join us in person or virtually: pacscenter.stanford.edu/event/digital-…

My book, Machine Readable Me: The Hidden Ways Tech Shapes Our Identities, is out in 3 weeks! It's an accessible intro to how data about who we are is used by governments and others to shape the paths available to us in life. 1/ 404ink.com/store/inklings…

Join Stanford HAI, Cyber Policy Center & Nate Persily 11/8 from 5-7:30 PM to celebrate Fei-Fei Li's new book, The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration and Discovery at the Dawn of AI. A fireside chat w/ John Hennessy, President Emeritus is followed by a reception.

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Next Friday, I’ll be speaking to the CSforALL Community at the seventh annual #CSforALL Summit ! I’m looking forward to sharing and learning with the national #CSEd movement. Hope to see you there. Register at bit.ly/SummitReg2023. #CSforALL

In the Global South, the gig economy is booming. But gig platforms benefit more than workers, and women suffer further still. Irene Mwendwa & Nyamwire Bonnita (@PollicyOrg) & Sally Roever (@WIEGOGLOBAL) aim to #MakeTechWork for women workers. Ford Foundation ssir.org/articles/entry…

“Young people aspire to be the vanguard—titans behind the policies, reforms, and decisions that will build our collective tomorrow.” Mar Márquez, #genderequity activist and Women Deliver youth leader, shares #GlobalIdeas for social change. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ssir.org/articles/entry…

Contrary to concerns about media use harming mental health, research on this relationship is ambiguous. Next week, Byron Reeves visits Cyber Policy Center to talk about his research involving moment-by-moment recordings of smartphone use for a year. Join us!

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Research reveals cultural differences in 'ideal affect'(feelings that people ideally want to feel) predict all kinds of behavior, and impacts social media virality. Missed today's seminar w/ Jeanne L. Tsai & moderator Nate Persily? Catch the recording:

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Today, Salma Mousa (UCLA) joined #RST2023 to deliver a lecture on research ethics. Salma reflects on her experience as a researcher in conflict zones to demonstrate how centering ethics in study design leads to higher quality evaluations. More 👇: povertyactionlab.org/resource/ethic…

PubAlert! Introducing new Journal of Communication publication: “Curbing the decline of local news by building relationships with the audience”, by Natalie Jomini Stroud, Emily Van Duyn Emily Van Duyn . Read here: doi.org/10.1093/joc/jq…

An excerpt of How Trust Works by Dr. Peter H. Kim USC Marshall explores questions of trust and the criminal justice system: Should we punish for the sake of retribution or deterrence? Should the goal rehabilitation of offenders or reparations to victims? ssir.org/books/excerpts…

Coming up in a few minutes with moderator Nate Persily and Dr. Jeanne Tsai: Does Culture Shape Affective Virality on Social Media?

Register to join us via Zoom: bit.ly/affective-vira…

or watch live:
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Instead of solely focusing on problem-solving, #philanthropy and #development should prioritize creating a healthy context that enables people to thrive and minimizes problems. Needs new competencies and attitudes but could be truly transforming. ssir.org/articles/entry…

Zero-Problem Philanthropy (SSIR) ssir.org/articles/entry… via Stanford Social Innovation Review. Creating healthy context and healthy people!!! Christian Seelos on how medicine 3.0 can serve as an inspiration for contemporary #philanthrophy . GIIL Stanford PACS

In SSIR’s fall issue, read about how the cofounders of the online giving platform Chariot channeled their philanthropic spirit into a company that helps donors use their donor-advised funds (DAFs) to support #nonprofits . #philanthropy #giving ssir.org/articles/entry…

How can funders work from a broader perspective that connects intergenerational trauma and social outcomes? Shruti Jayaraman Chicago Beyond shares examples of healing, community-based work and ways funders can expand their funding models to support them. ssir.org/articles/entry…