Educating the next generation of scholars, technologists, and policy makers and developing, testing, and proactively sharing curriculum and knowledge with relevant audiences with the aim to inform policies and business decisions that may potentially impact democratic institutions.
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Ethics of Technological Disruption
Taught by Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, and Jeremy Weinstein
Teaching team: Rob Reich, Professor of Political Science and, by courtesy, Professor of Philosophy and of Education, Stanford Mehran Sahami,...
Read MoreEthics, Public Policy, and Technological Change
Taught by Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, and Jeremy Weinstein
Ethics, Public Policy, and Technological Change is a new undergraduate course whose aim is to explore the ethical and social...
Read MoreFree Speech, Democracy, and the Internet
Taught by Nate Persily
This course will cover contemporary challenges to democracy presented by the Internet. Topics will include disinformation, polarization, hate speech, media...
Read MorePolicy Practicum: “Every Vote Counts” Voter Verification Project
Taught by Nathaniel Persily and Luciana Herman
California recently passed SB 759, the “Every Vote Counts Act,” to codify requirements allowing voters a chance to fix their...
Read MorePolicy Practicum: Creating a Social Media Oversight Board for Content Decisions
Taught by Paul Brest, Nathaniel Persily, Dan Ho, and Rob Reich
In recent years, social media platforms have faced public scrutiny for their practices in managing controversial content. New technologies are...
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