The 21st Century Skinner Box
The research question seemed like a cross between science fiction and a conspiracy theory. I could hardly believe that we were asking it.
Ronald E. Robertson is a network science Ph.D. student at Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute. His current research is a mix of computer and social science that aims at developing and deploying technologies for conducting experimentally controlled audits of online socio-information systems like Google Search, Twitter, and Facebook to investigate the ways that these platforms can influence the attitudes, beliefs, and behavior of individuals and groups.
The research question seemed like a cross between science fiction and a conspiracy theory. I could hardly believe that we were asking it.