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Danil Mikhailov

Danil Mikhailov

Avoiding misinformation at a time of uncertainty

A new type of misinformation arises when we over-communicate during a time of uncertainty.

May 3, 2020

A representation of a network of people connected online

May 3, 2020

Danil Mikhailov

5 tips for experts competing against misinformation on Twitter

There is an upsurge of misinformation online. Here are five tips for experts to distinguish their messages from fake material on Twitter.

Mar 13, 2020

diagram of a network of online contributors

Mar 13, 2020

Danil Mikhailov

I have an expert of my own — the tactics of misinformation spreaders

The COVID-19 epidemic looks set to challenge the global order in unprecedented ways. Part of the challenge is the spread of misinformation

Mar 3, 2020

I have an expert of my own — the tactics of misinformation spreaders

Mar 3, 2020

Danil Mikhailov

How spreaders of misinformation acquire influence online

What are the mechanisms that allow misinformation to be spread online? How can experts better understand and counter them?

Feb 23, 2020

How spreaders of misinformation acquire influence online

Feb 23, 2020

Danil Mikhailov

Wuhan epidemic: some cultural context

A personal account of Wuhan, the Chinese city at the heart of the coronavirus epidemic, its culture and its people.

Feb 1, 2020

Wudang Mountains in winter

Feb 1, 2020

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in
Wellcome Data

The hidden costs of technologists’ addiction to their own products and what can be done about it

Following scandals like Facebook’s links with Cambridge Analytica, it is simply no longer legitimate for the makers of technology to think…

Nov 15, 2019

An artistic impression of a human plugged in to the Internet

Nov 15, 2019

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Wellcome Data

Leaving academia: there are still opportunities to make a difference in research

Leaving academia isn’t the same as leaving research, which is why we need to reimagine what a successful research career looks like.

Oct 23, 2019

Leaving academia: there are still opportunities to make a difference in research

Oct 23, 2019

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in
Wellcome Data

AI and the three-eyed child

We need a new approach to how we think about artificial intelligence and its impact, and a new method for socialising it in the world.

Sep 18, 2019

AI and the three-eyed child

Sep 18, 2019

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in
Wellcome Data

A new method for ethical data science

Artificial Intelligence is transforming our world, sometimes in ways that its creators did not intend. Data science needs a new approach.

Feb 1, 2019

Feb 1, 2019

Danil Mikhailov

AI and the Social Sciences, Part II

In my first post, I talked about bias in algorithms. This is a significant issue in a society rapidly transformed by AI. As my colleague…

Jan 15, 2019

Jan 15, 2019

Danil Mikhailov

Danil Mikhailov

Anthropologist & tech. ED of data.org. Trustee at 360Giving. Formerly Head of Wellcome Data Labs. Championing ethical tech & data science for social impact.

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