Chris Bail
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Chris Bail
@chrisbail.bsky.social
Duke Professor directing https://scai.duke.edu, https://sicss.io & https://polarizationlab.com. Author of Breaking the Social Media Prism.
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This program is made possible by the remarkable generosity of @TempletonWorld . Learn more about their amazing "Listening in a Polarized World" initiative here: www.templetonworldcharity.org/our-prioriti...
Listening & Learning in a Polarized World
Making use of a range of funding, networking and engagement mechanisms to discover innovations that can help humans flourish in a world confronted with…
www.templetonworldcharity.org
August 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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👩‍💻 Want to be part of it? Apply to host a TOM site in 2026 and join the movement. Details here:
🔗 sicss.io
#TechForOpenMinds #SICSS #OpenScience #ComputationalSocialScience
Summer Institute in Computational Social Science
sicss.io
August 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Now, TOM will provide funding for an additional 11 locations each year, expanding global collaborations, and growing a community of researchers exploring new solutions to address polarization using the tools of computational social science.
August 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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This builds on last year’s SICSS-Templeton World Charity Foundation collaboration, which connected 11 sites across 5 continents studying tech & society — from climate discourse in Brazil to influence campaigns in Nigeria.
August 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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TOM will:
✅ Host 11 free in-person training events worldwide each year as part of the Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science
✅ Create an annual conference at Duke, supported by our Society-Centered AI Initiative
✅ Share open-source videos and curricular materials for all
August 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Congratulations!!! The citation is a classic already.
July 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM