RSM Spring Speaker Series
This spring, we’re welcoming an exciting group of social scientists, industry practitioners, and legal academics for a speaker series on social media topics.
The events will be held at the Berkman Klein Center (room 515) from 12:30pm-1:30pm ET. Lunch will be served! In-person attendance is limited to Harvard ID holders, but the general public is invited to attend virtually via Zoom. We’ll be adding to this slate, so check back soon for updates.
February 7 — Breaking the Silence: Marginalized Tech Workers’ Experiences and Community Solidarity
Anika Collier Navaroli joins RSM Fellow Nadah Feteih for a conversation on the experiences of underrepresented employees at tech companies.
February 28 — Black Networked Resistance: Strategic Rearticulations in the Digital Age
Raven Maragh-Lloyd discusses her new book, Black Networked Resistance: Strategic Rearticulations in the Digital Age, moderated by Visiting Scholar Meredith Clark.
March 6 — Moderating Model Marketplaces: Platform Governance Puzzles for AI Intermediaries
Robert Gorwa and Michael Veale discuss their research into the governance questions raised by the moderation of model marketplaces. (VIRTUAL)
March 20 — Moderating AI and Moderating with AI
Dave Willner discusses the promises and perils that foundation models present for the field of content moderation.
March 27 — A Contractual Approach to Social Media Governance
Gilad Mills joins HLS Professor Martha Minow to share Mills’ work on contractual approaches to social media governance.
April 24 — Harvard x Creators: Making Evidence-Based Public Health Information Viral
Amanda Yarnell and Kate Speer join RSM Visiting Scholar Jeff Hall for a converation on the Center for Health Communication’s efforts to improve the quality of public health information circulating online.
May 8 — Information Foraging in a Social Media World
Carl T. Bergstrom discusses social media’s impact on the scale of human communication and our mechanisms for creating collective understanding.
This event was canceled
