#99: Information Gerrymandering on Social Networks, with Dr. Alexander Stewart
Dr. Alexander Stewart,
Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Houston, guests to
discuss his research on “information gerrymandering,” recently published
in Nature. The study uses a voter game, mathematical modelling, social
media data, and legislative data to examine how information asymmetries
in social networks impact collective decision-making processes. We break
down the study, and the implications of its findings for democracy.
Read the full study, and check out the video showing information gerrymandering in action!