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Stories of Disinformation
Rachel told the story of disinformation in ancient Rome: Octavian’s campaign against Mark Antony.
Dan recounted the story of how the Department of Homeland Security is manipulating search engine results… Or are they?
Interview with Susannah Fox
Lenses
Interrogable
Information ecosystems sometimes keep participants in the dark, preventing them from understanding more about the information conveyed. While opacity in a system can make it easier to understand, preventing users from becoming disoriented or overwhelmed, it also does not invite users to think critically about the information presented.
- How does the system invite users to interrogate the information being conveyed?
- In other words, how does the system make the "invisible" visible, so that it can be interrogated?
Self-Regulating
In peer-to-peer patient support communities, there are mechanisms that allow community members to indicate the reliability of posted information. If online spaces are like gardens, they should be community gardens, where any participant can contribute to the health of the information.
- How does your system allow participants to regulate the information within the system?
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Personnel
- Dan Brown, Host
- Rachel Price, Host
- Emily Duncan, Editor
Music
- Turtle Up Fool, by Elliot
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Personnel
- Dan Brown, Host
- Rachel Price, Host
- Emily Duncan, Editor
Music
- Turtle Up Fool, by Elliot
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Curious Squid is a digital design consulting firm specializing in information architecture, user experience, and product design