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Google Lawsuit Marks End Of Washington's Love Affair With Big Tech
This week could mark the official end of the long love affair between Washington, D.C., and Silicon Valley. The U.S. Justice Department and 11 state attorneys general have filed a blockbuster lawsuit against Google, accusing it of being an illegal monopoly because of its stranglehold on Internet search. Margaret O’Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.
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Geek of the Week: Artist Chanee Choi’s 3D video game ‘Pandemic’ looks at racism during COVID-19
Chanee Choi, a doctoral student in digital arts and experimental media at the UW, has created “Pandemic,” which is both a video game and work of art. It is a first-person 3D video game in which the player is the coronavirus, moving through a virtual environment.
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Will Amazon’s “Climate Pledge Friendly” Label Transform Online Shopping?
Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, explains Amazon's "Climate Pledge Friendhly" label and whether it'll impact online shopping.
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ArtSci Roundup: Velvet Sweatshops and Algorithmic Cruelty, Social Movements & Racial Justice, the Vice Presidential Debate Preview, and More
This week at the UW, join online events ranging in topics from population health to contempary race and politics in the United States.
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What Science and Technology Owe the National Defense
Margaret O’Mara, professor of history, discusses the relationship between science, technology, and the national defense.
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Gaming The Grade: How One Middle Schooler Beat A Virtual Learning Algorithm
Emily M. Bender, a professor of computational linguistics explains virtual learning algorithms.
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Backed by $12.5M in federal funding, Univ. of Washington leads new data science institute
The UW has been given $12.5M in federal funding to lead a cohort of institutions tackling foundational challenges in the field of data science.
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UW launches Institute for Foundations of Data Science
The UW has received $12.5M of federal funding to lead a group of institutions tackling data science challenges.
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How satellite ‘megaconstellations’ will photobomb astronomy images
A report about the impact of satellite clusters says damage to observations is unavoidable and offers mitigation strategies. Meredith Rawls, a research scientist in astronomy, is quoted.
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Burnout, splinter factions and deleted posts: Unpaid online moderators struggle to manage divided communities
The real world is seeping into online communities and making them harder to moderate. Charles Kiene, a doctoral student in communication, is quoted.
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Designing Cutting-Edge Materials From Home
Xiaosong Li, chemistry professor brings computational science to the virtual classroom during COVID-19.
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Podcast | What regulation of Big Tech might look like
UW historian Margaret O’Mara draws on America’s history of trustbusting to explore what Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple might be facing. -
Stars in her eyes
Emily Levesque, assistant professor of astronomy, has written a new book entitled "The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy’s Vanishing Explorers" that explores the wonder of astronomy.
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The Last Days of the Tech Emperors?
Margaret O'Mara, professor of history, explains how tech emperors may be in their last days as the amount of anti-trust democrats rise.
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Thousands of contracts highlight quiet ties between Big Tech and U.S. military
Margaret O'Mara, professor of history explains the relationship between tech companies and the U.S. government and why such contracts are often difficult to find.