HCDE in the Media

Selected media coverage featuring faculty, researchers, and students from the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering.

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	January 7, 2025 \| NPR Meta says it will end fact-checking as Silicon Valley prepares for Trump Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	January 7, 2025 \| My Northwest Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
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	December 4, 2024 \| The Conversation How right-wing media is like improv theater Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	November 8, 2024 \| The Atlantic The media’s identity crisis Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	November 1, 2024 \| New York Times Disinformation Watchdogs Are Under Pressure. This Group Refuses to Stop. Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 31, 2024 \| NPR Crowdsourced voting fraud claims could become grist for Republican lawsuits Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 30, 2024 \| The Conversation Misinformation is more than just bad facts: How and why people spread rumors is key to understanding how false information travels and takes root Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 30, 2024 \| Science Magazine The rumor clinic: At the Center for an Informed Public, Kate Starbird tracks falsehoods and counters them in real time Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 22, 2024 \| Nature I’ve been studying misinformation for a decade — here are the rumours to watch out for on US election day Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	November-December 2024 issue \| Mother Jones How Disinformation Research Came Under Fire Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 10, 2024 \| The Daily UW UW Center for an Informed Public presents 'Election Rumor Research' Zarine Kharazian, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 11, 2024 \| Lawfare Lawfare Daily: Lies and Rumors After Hurricanes Helene and Milton Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 7, 2024 \| Salish Sea Currents Magazine How eDNA is changing the way scientists track species in Puget Sound Shana Hirsch, assistant research professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	September 26, 2024 \| Tech Policy Press Protecting Researchers from Harassment is Critical to Preserve Academic Freedom Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	September 9, 2024 \| MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35 Danli Luo, PhD student in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	July 30, 2024 \| Science\|Business How will the new US research security centre work? Mark Haselkorn, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	July 26, 2024 \| Science Magazine U.S. invests $67 million in national research security centers Mark Haselkorn, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	July 24, 2024 \| The Seattle Times With $50M infusion, UW to launch security center to fight research theft Mark Haselkorn, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	July 24, 2024 \| GeekWire UW lands $50M from National Science Foundation to lead new center for research security Mark Haselkorn, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	July 17, 2024 \| MyNorthwest UW: How media, AI, political views played roles in post-Trump shooting analysis Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	June 25, 2024 \| KUOW UW will continue disinformation research as Stanford program falters Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	June 19, 2024 \| Nature ‘It can feel like there’s no way out’ — political scientists face pushback on their work Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	June 14, 2024 \| GeekWire UW disinformation researchers will continue work amid reports of Stanford group crisis Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	June 10, 2024 \| Columbia Journalism Review Let’s Try This Again Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	April 20, 2024 \| GeekWire 10 important questions about the promise and pitfalls of AI Jay Cunningham, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	April 15, 2024 \| 90.5 WESA Pitt AIDS study hits milestone birthday, turns to questions of aging with HIV David Ribes, Associate Professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	April 3, 2024 \| Good Morning America Fighting bias in AI Sourojit Ghosh, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	April 2, 2024 \| Wired Here's How Generative AI Depicts Queer People Sourojit Ghosh, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	March 24, 2024 \| 60 Minutes Balance between fighting misinformation and protecting speech on social media gets more complicated Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	March 17, 2024 \| New York Times How Trump's Allies Are Winning the War Over Disinformation - The New York Times Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	March 6, 2024 \| GeekWire Univ. of Washington launches research center to tackle computer science education challenges Sayamindu Dasgupta, Assistant Professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	March 4, 2024 \| King 5 How artificial intelligence shakes up local art industry Adam Hyland, PhD student in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	February 24, 2024 \| GeekWire Computer scientist Cecilia Aragon traces her trajectory from stunt flying to a startup Cecilia Aragon, Professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	February 22, 2024 \| The Associated Press Google suspends Gemini AI chatbot’s ability to generate pictures of people Sourojit Ghosh, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	February 14, 2024 \| OPB Navigating the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence Sourojit Ghosh, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	January 31, 2024 \| Nature Deepfakes, trolls and cybertroopers: how social media could sway elections in 2024 Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	January 1, 2024 \| The Guardian ‘Stakes are really high’: misinformation researcher changes tack for 2024 US election Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

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	January 7, 2025 \| NPR Meta says it will end fact-checking as Silicon Valley prepares for Trump Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	January 7, 2025 \| My Northwest Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
2024
	December 4, 2024 \| The Conversation How right-wing media is like improv theater Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	November 8, 2024 \| The Atlantic The media’s identity crisis Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	November 1, 2024 \| New York Times Disinformation Watchdogs Are Under Pressure. This Group Refuses to Stop. Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 31, 2024 \| NPR Crowdsourced voting fraud claims could become grist for Republican lawsuits Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 30, 2024 \| The Conversation Misinformation is more than just bad facts: How and why people spread rumors is key to understanding how false information travels and takes root Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 30, 2024 \| Science Magazine The rumor clinic: At the Center for an Informed Public, Kate Starbird tracks falsehoods and counters them in real time Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 22, 2024 \| Nature I’ve been studying misinformation for a decade — here are the rumours to watch out for on US election day Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	November-December 2024 issue \| Mother Jones How Disinformation Research Came Under Fire Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 10, 2024 \| The Daily UW UW Center for an Informed Public presents 'Election Rumor Research' Zarine Kharazian, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 11, 2024 \| Lawfare Lawfare Daily: Lies and Rumors After Hurricanes Helene and Milton Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 7, 2024 \| Salish Sea Currents Magazine How eDNA is changing the way scientists track species in Puget Sound Shana Hirsch, assistant research professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	September 26, 2024 \| Tech Policy Press Protecting Researchers from Harassment is Critical to Preserve Academic Freedom Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	September 9, 2024 \| MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35 Danli Luo, PhD student in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	July 30, 2024 \| Science\|Business How will the new US research security centre work? Mark Haselkorn, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	July 26, 2024 \| Science Magazine U.S. invests $67 million in national research security centers Mark Haselkorn, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	July 24, 2024 \| The Seattle Times With $50M infusion, UW to launch security center to fight research theft Mark Haselkorn, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	July 24, 2024 \| GeekWire UW lands $50M from National Science Foundation to lead new center for research security Mark Haselkorn, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	July 17, 2024 \| MyNorthwest UW: How media, AI, political views played roles in post-Trump shooting analysis Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	June 25, 2024 \| KUOW UW will continue disinformation research as Stanford program falters Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	June 19, 2024 \| Nature ‘It can feel like there’s no way out’ — political scientists face pushback on their work Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	June 14, 2024 \| GeekWire UW disinformation researchers will continue work amid reports of Stanford group crisis Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	June 10, 2024 \| Columbia Journalism Review Let’s Try This Again Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	April 20, 2024 \| GeekWire 10 important questions about the promise and pitfalls of AI Jay Cunningham, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	April 15, 2024 \| 90.5 WESA Pitt AIDS study hits milestone birthday, turns to questions of aging with HIV David Ribes, Associate Professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	April 3, 2024 \| Good Morning America Fighting bias in AI Sourojit Ghosh, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	April 2, 2024 \| Wired Here's How Generative AI Depicts Queer People Sourojit Ghosh, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	March 24, 2024 \| 60 Minutes Balance between fighting misinformation and protecting speech on social media gets more complicated Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	March 17, 2024 \| New York Times How Trump's Allies Are Winning the War Over Disinformation - The New York Times Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	March 6, 2024 \| GeekWire Univ. of Washington launches research center to tackle computer science education challenges Sayamindu Dasgupta, Assistant Professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	March 4, 2024 \| King 5 How artificial intelligence shakes up local art industry Adam Hyland, PhD student in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	February 24, 2024 \| GeekWire Computer scientist Cecilia Aragon traces her trajectory from stunt flying to a startup Cecilia Aragon, Professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	February 22, 2024 \| The Associated Press Google suspends Gemini AI chatbot’s ability to generate pictures of people Sourojit Ghosh, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	February 14, 2024 \| OPB Navigating the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence Sourojit Ghosh, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	January 31, 2024 \| Nature Deepfakes, trolls and cybertroopers: how social media could sway elections in 2024 Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	January 1, 2024 \| The Guardian ‘Stakes are really high’: misinformation researcher changes tack for 2024 US election Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

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