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Do Social Media Platforms Suspend Conservatives More?

We talked to Yale SOM’s Tauhid Zaman about his new research, which examined Twitter data from 2020 to see if conservative users were suspended for misinformation at a higher rate. His findings have implications for the current election season and beyond.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene holding a press conference on free speech and Twitter outside the Capitol in April 2022. One poster reads “Free Speech Matters.” Another is of a screenshot from Twitter reading “Your account is permanently suspended.”
  • Collection No. 9

    Can We Do Business in Space?

    Two decades into the era of private space flight, companies are establishing ventures in low-earth orbit, sending private citizens into space, and pursuing exploration and development on the moon and beyond. We talked to Yale alumni and other leaders about how finance, law, and other day-to-day details of business get translated into space.

    A photo illustration of an astronaut on the moon holding a briefcase
  • Who Makes the Rules for the New Space Economy?

    The international legal framework to oversee the growing commercial activity in space doesn’t yet exist. Gershon Hasin, a graduate of Yale Law School and an expert in international law, explains how the rules for new contexts are established, and the pitfalls with space law that we can already foresee.

    A rocket takes off from a launch pad at night
  • The Joy and Opportunity of Living in Space

    Retired NASA astronaut Cady Coleman describes the wonder of living in orbit and calls for a wiser, more inclusive approach in a new age of space exploration.

    An astronaut in the International Space Station
  • AI Can Write a More Believable Restaurant Review Than a Human Can

    Yale SOM’s Balázs Kovács used ChatGPT to write a series of Yelp-style reviews, as well as collecting real reviews from the site, and then asked human subjects to decide which was the real thing. They were more convinced of the authenticity of the AI-written reviews.

    A robot sitting at a table at a restaurant, writing a Yelp review on a smartphone
  • SEC Chair Gary Gensler on the Future of Systemic Risk in Financial Markets

    The SEC chair talked with Yale SOM’s Andrew Metrick about lessons in resilience following the Global Financial Crisis and a fast-approaching future where AI and quantum computing will deliver transformative, potentially destabilizing, impacts on the financial system.

    Gary Gensler testifying at a congressional hearing
  • Is Space Becoming the Next Front for War—and Traffic Jams?

    Satellites enable everyday tools like GPS and weather forecasts, and allow militaries to track troop movements and target weapons. But the most desirable orbits are increasingly crowded and vulnerable to attack. Jamie Morin, an expert in space defense and policy issues, explains how we avoid squandering this shared resource.

    A time-lapse photo showing the arc of a rocket launch
  • How Shadow Banning Can Silently Shift Opinion Online

    In a new study, Yale SOM’s Tauhid Zaman and Yen-Shao Chen show how a social media platform can shift users’ positions or increase overall polarization by selectively muting and amplifying posts in ways that appear neutral to an outside observer.

    An illustration of shadowy figures moving among screens of phones and other devices
  • How to Build a Space Station

    Nanoracks, co-founded by Chris Cummins ’89, started as a niche startup that facilitated research on the International Space Station. Now it’s building a space station.

    A rendering of a space station in orbit
  • Collection No. 8

    Are You Ready for AI?

    Of the many technologies that have changed our lives since the invention of the microchip, generative AI may have had the most dramatic debut. ChatGPT is likely the fastest-growing internet service ever, and every major tech company is scrambling to incorporate Large Language Models into their products. We’ve been talking with Yale faculty and alumni about the potential of the technology to both advance and disrupt our society.

    An illustration of a robot greeting an office worker drinking coffee
  • How Could the Lawsuit against Apple Shift the Smartphone Landscape?

    We asked Prof. Fiona Scott Morton, the former chief economist for the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, how a successful suit would change the devices and services available to consumers.

    iPhones on display