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Invitations to Mathematics - Joseph Tien

Joseph Tien
October 16, 2019
4:05PM - 5:35PM
Cockins Hall 240

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Add to Calendar 2019-10-16 16:05:00 2019-10-16 17:35:00 Invitations to Mathematics - Joseph Tien Title: Using math to examine far-right extremism and online political opinion Speaker: Joseph Tien, OSU Abstract: I will discuss some ongoing projects studying the network structure of far-right groups on Twitter.  A particular case study will be the Twitter conversation following the #UniteTheRight rally in August 2017, Charlottesville.  Some basic tools from network science and data science will be presented, and opportunities for research will be discussed. Note: This is part of the Invitations to Mathematics lecture series given each year in Autumn Semester. Pre-candidacy PhD students can sign up for this lecture series by registering for one or two credit hours of Math 6193 with Professor Henri Moscovici. Cockins Hall 240 Department of Mathematics math@osu.edu America/New_York public

Title: Using math to examine far-right extremism and online political opinion

Speaker: Joseph Tien, OSU

Abstract: I will discuss some ongoing projects studying the network structure of far-right groups on Twitter.  A particular case study will be the Twitter conversation following the #UniteTheRight rally in August 2017, Charlottesville.  Some basic tools from network science and data science will be presented, and opportunities for research will be discussed.

Note: This is part of the Invitations to Mathematics lecture series given each year in Autumn Semester. Pre-candidacy PhD students can sign up for this lecture series by registering for one or two credit hours of Math 6193 with Professor Henri Moscovici.

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