Connecting The Dots

For many people, the Internet is a centerpiece of social and professional activity, but billions of people around the world still lack access to it. Christopher Yoo launched the 1 World Connected project to identify, analyze, and share innovative supply- and demand-side approaches to connecting new communities.

Law

Ubiquity of Data

Artificial intelligence won’t solve all of medicine’s great problems

"The truth is, there is a lot of promise in AI. But it might be time to temper our expectations. AI isn’t exactly new, and it won't be a silver bullet," says Jason Moore. Read more in his USA Today op-ed.

Biomedical Informatics

Social Norms for Algorithms

Black and white pictures of black cats walking through the road to the other side.

How superstitions spread

In a new analysis driven by game theory, Erol Akçay devised a model that shows how superstitious beliefs can become established in a society’s social norms. Akçay's work demonstrates how groups of individuals can evolve a coordinated set of behaviors that are enforced by a set of consistent social norms.

Biology

Consensus and Contagion in Society

Anita Allen elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Anita Allen, Vice Provost for Faculty, the Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law, and Professor of Philosophy, was one of more than 200 honorees elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, recognized for excellence and accomplishments in their respective fields.

Law
Philosophy

Big Data in Dynamic Predictive Econometric Modeling

The work at the 2017 Warren Center co-sponsored conference on Big Data in Dynamic Predictive Econometric Modeling has led to a special issue of the Journal of Econometrics, currently in press. Read the introduction from author Francis Diebold.

Economics
Finance
Statistics

Ubiquity of Data

This physicist is trying to make sense of the brain’s tangled networks

A Ph.D. physicist and a MacArthur fellow by age 32, Danielle Bassett has pioneered the use of concepts from physics and math to describe the dynamic connections in the human brain. Read about her trajectory that catapulted her into a life of research in a largely uncharted scientific field now known as network neuroscience.

Bioengineering
Electrical and Systems Engineering

Evolution, Emergence and the Brain

Artist’s impression of Planet Nine, depicted as a dark sphere with the Milky Way in the background.

The search for Planet 9, 10, and beyond

Bhuvnesh Jain co-hosted a first-of-its-kind workshop by bringing together experts in planetary science and cosmology to develop a strategy for finding new planets and studying objects in the outer reaches of the solar system.

Physics and Astronomy

Ubiquity of Data

Warren Center Affiliate Profile- Annie Liang

“Big data” and the use of machine learning algorithms constitute a large change in the kinds of information and prediction algorithms that are used in real incentive systems, and there is much that is still unknown about this from the perspective of economic theory. Annie Liang is working towards answering these questions.

Economics

Social Norms for Algorithms

The Emerging Internet of Things: Opportunities and Challenges for Privacy and Security

One of the most dynamic and exciting developments in information and communications technology is the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT). Christopher Yoo discusses opportunities and challenges for privacy and security within the Internet of Things.

Communication
Computer and Information Science
Law

Ubiquity of Data

Making Machines Moral

Machine learning is already being used to make important decisions that impact people’s lives. In this video from the 13th Annual Machine Learning Symposium, Aaron Roth discussed what can be done to ensure that machine learning doesn't reinforce bias.

Computer and Information Science

Social Norms for Algorithms

News

Connecting The Dots

Artificial intelligence won’t solve all of medicine’s great problems

How superstitions spread

Anita Allen elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Big Data in Dynamic Predictive Econometric Modeling

This physicist is trying to make sense of the brain’s tangled networks

The search for Planet 9, 10, and beyond

Warren Center Affiliate Profile- Annie Liang

The Emerging Internet of Things: Opportunities and Challenges for Privacy and Security

Making Machines Moral