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Thursday, May 10, 2018
Fact or Fiction: What Will It Take To Combat Misinformation and Disinformation in the Digital Age?
There’s no doubt that misinformation, disinformation, and “fake news” played a role in the 2016 election and continue to roil our politics, as well as the ever-shifting media landscape. It’s also clear that an informed citizenry is at the foundation of American democracy. But with the dawn of social media and the ubiquity of digital publishing, being an informed citizen isn’t easy—it requires sorting through streams of poorly sourced commentary and purposefully deceptive news pieces created to sow distrust and undermine our connections with our fellow citizens. Where do we go from here?
Policymakers have called for limits on speech and greater involvement by... Read More
Fact or Fiction: What Will It Take To Combat Misinformation and Disinformation in the Digital Age?
There’s no doubt that misinformation, disinformation, and “fake news” played a role in the 2016 election and continue to roil our politics, as well as the ever-shifting media landscape. It’s...
Pathways to Prosperity: The Future of Innovation in Higher Education
National Governors Association 2018 Winter Meeting.
Panel discussion on Workforce & Education Pathways to Prosperity: The Future of Innovation in Education featuring Governor Jay Inslee...
What Our Democracy Needs to Know
Forget about Silicon Valley, Big Pharma, and our nation’s fabled industrial conglomerates—the most formidable science and tech incubator in the history of the world is the U.S. government. But...
Who’s Afraid of Online Speech?
Free speech has long been a cornerstone of American democracy, but the ubiquity and intimacy of online content is now challenging our society’s once-unshakable belief in the appeal of...
Your Digital Afterlife
We live online both in life and in death. Even after our lives come to an end, our digital footprint remains, in the form of pictures, friendships, videos, emails, tweets, and likes. While...
Moral Injury: Toward an International Perspective
Moral injury is defined by David Wood, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, as a violation of one’s fundamental sense of right and wrong which often affects members of the military as they...
Why Should We Imagine Solar Flares Taking Down International Space Stations?
More than just entertainment, science fiction informs the ways we think about how technology and science play out in real life. So what happens when a catastrophic solar flare paralyzes global...
Solar Powered Education: Bringing Digital Libraries to Off-Grid Students
The rise of the internet has brought about unprecedented access to digital information, with transformative implications for education.
Online education has transformed into an...
Does Technology Need The Arts To Build A Better Future?
With space exploration no longer being monopolized by scientists and government agencies, artists are now getting in on the act. Why not launch a satellite with poetry as payload, or a...
As the Waters Come, Will Our Politics Rise to the Challenge?
From Superstorm Sandy to the recent devastating effects of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, natural disasters make it difficult to ignore the rapid changes our climate is undergoing. Sea...
The Hidden History of America’s “Code Girls”
While men may dominate computer science today, women played fascinating, overlooked roles in the field’s early days. During World War II, more than 10,000 American women were recruited to...
Leadership Voices: Pathways to Success
The Leadership Voices series, a partnership between the McCain Institute for International Leadership and New America, features today’s icons and trailblazers from across business, politics,...
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