Past
Search Engines, Online News, and Political Polarization
Date & Time
04/09/2024 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Ulrich Matter
University of St. Gallen
Ulrich is Assistant Professor at the University of St. Gallen, working on topics related to web technologies, data science, quantitative political economics, and online media economics. He is the author of the book “Big Data Analytics: A Guide to Data Science Practitioners Making the Transition to Big Data“.
About the Event
Ulrich presented research on how Google’s search engine contributes to belief polarization. His talk included results from an algorithm audit based on synthetic web users (“bots”) and a discussion of the infrastructure, software, and programming skills required to conduct such research. He emphasized the importance of acquiring programming skills, as the funding available to researchers is often insufficient to compete with the salaries offered to programmers in the private sector. He also provided practical advice for early-career researchers.
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