@tango63

Professor of folklore, specialist in narrative, Denmark, politics of culture, computational folkloristics, and digital humanities

 Berkeley
Joined January 2010
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Work with Vwani Roychowdhury featured on Science Friday: sciencefriday.com/segments/d…

How To Spot A Conspiracy Theory

Here’s how machine learning models and folklore analysis can help us detect—and perhaps defang—conspiracy theories.

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Glædelig jul og godt nytår! atlasobscura.com/articles/wh…

The Danish Christmas Porridge That Appeased a Vengeful 'House Elf'

Once a magical, murderous farmhand, the nisse has transformed into a beloved holiday figure.

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We are happy to announce the first of three fall events in collaboration with the National Centre for School Research & The research programme Future Technology, Culture and Learning: A webinar with @tango63 on October 27th. Read more and register at: shorturl.at/noNQY
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Thanks to Mike for this opportunity! mike-walsh.com/podcast/tim-t…

Using AI in the war against fake news

Tim Tangherlini in conversation with MIke Walsh

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KID VICIOUS🔪
@kirkacevedo26 Aug 2020
WATCH VIDEO! Kyle Rittenhouse 17 years old from Antioch, IL shoots a man in the head with an AR-15 & kills him in Kenosha. He also shot 2 more people killing 2. Evades street justice by running toward cops with an AR-15 AND the Police just let him go! xitter.cf/admirim/status/1298579… – at Burbank, CA
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Gavin Sheridan@gavinsblog16 Jun 2020
I don't think this has been watched enough. I've already watched it 3 times.
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Our new article on the automated discovery of conspiracy theories from social forums! journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
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@ShorealoneFilms1 Jun 2020
#NationalGuard now on scene in #westwood
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Erhardt Graeff@erhardt22 Feb 2018
In Computational Social Science ≠ Computer Science + Social Data, @hannawallach discusses differences in the goals and models involved in CS vs. Social Science, which should influence how we think about the use of machine learning to answer questions. cacm.acm.org/magazines/2018/…
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A Resistant #Strain : Revealing the #Online #Grassroots #Rise of the #Antivaccination #Movement goo.gl/HA2qes
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You've got to be kidding me with this nominee.
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Great defense today by @melvinwevers Congratulations Dr.! – at Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Here's a DH job opportunity at UCLA recruit.apo.ucla.edu/apply/J… – at Albany, CA
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Isabella's art at Artís cafe @artiscoffee in Berkeley. Check it out #coolart #risd
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@rachaelmbade16 May 2017
I just asked @DarrellIssa abt the Comey news and he flicked me off -- literally gave me the middle finger -- and kept walking. Said nothing
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If you happen to be in Aberdeen 😀 xitter.cf/ei_folklore/status/855…
Elphinstone Institute@ei_folklore21 Apr 2017
Free public talk, Weds 26 April—T. Tangherlini @tango63 'Perspectives on Narrative from Paramedics to Anti-Vaxxers' facebook.com/events/19511242…
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David Mimno@dmimno19 Apr 2017
Treating algorithms as final decision-makers rather than imperfect advisors risks humiliating everyone: shift.newco.co/how-algorithm…
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