Social sciences
Studying how people, societies, and technology shape one another to create more equitable and effective computing experiences.
Learn How Microsoft is Supporting the Sit With Me Campaign
Microsoft is focused on encouraging and enabling more women to get involved in computer science. As part of that effort, we are excited to partner with the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT)…
The Degree of Segregation in Social Networks
Social networks form the basic medium of social interaction. The structure of these networks significantly impacts and co-evolves with the behavioral patterns of society. Important societal outcomes – the global reach of an epidemic, the…
A Computational Approach to Media Bias
In this talk, we introduce our research on a major problem of journalism, i.e., the media bias problem. Bias of the news media is an inherent flaw of the news production process, spanning news gathering,…
Social Search Social Builds Bridges
By Janie Chang, Writer, Microsoft Research Two conferences, same region, consecutive weeks—sounds like a perfect opportunity for a social. That’s certainly what sprang to mind for Meredith Ringel Morris, researcher in the Natural Interaction Research…