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Oct 16, 2023

Science for Survival and Hope: Receiving the Rise25 Award

Ordinary people can transform the Internet for good through science.

Science for Survival and Hope: Receiving the Rise25 Award

J. Nathan Matias

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Feb 28

The Manacle, the Network, and the Tree

New Epstein revelations have many in science asking me “how can things be different?”

The Manacle, the Network, and the Tree

J. Nathan Matias

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Feb 8

When Science Isn’t Gaslighting You After All

Science can save lives by overturning our deepest, most well-meaning assumptions about the causes of harm

When Science Isn’t Gaslighting You After All

J. Nathan Matias

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Nov 19, 2025

Gravity and Grace in the Science of AI

Learning from stories that brought me to tears through a hopeful commitment to the truth

Gravity and Grace in the Science of AI

J. Nathan Matias

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Jul 27, 2025

Seeking Human Understanding Across a Fragmented Internet

How can our world stay informed & connected when social media has become fragmented, locked in chatrooms, and controlled by billionaires?

Seeking Human Understanding Across a Fragmented Internet

J. Nathan Matias

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Jun 24, 2025

Seeing the Power and the Glory in Digital Technology

Learning about tech safety at the Great Divide

Seeing the Power and the Glory in Digital Technology

J. Nathan Matias

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Jan 26, 2025

Making Science Resilient to Threats from Governments & Corporations

How can we make critically-important data resilient to threats from governments and corporations? One essential answer is community/citizen…

Making Science Resilient to Threats from Governments & Corporations

J. Nathan Matias

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Jan 4, 2025

Democracy is a Data Schema

Learning from the EPA about trustworthy tech governance

Democracy is a Data Schema

J. Nathan Matias

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Nov 17, 2024

Maple Syrup Time

Searching for hope on crises that feel impossibly big to change

Maple Syrup Time

J. Nathan Matias

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Sep 29, 2024

How Meta Spins the Uncertain Science of AI Safety

Companies spin scientific results as evidence of safety while also undermining findings. Where do we go from here?

How Meta Spins the Uncertain Science of AI Safety

J. Nathan Matias

J. Nathan Matias

Citizen social science to improve digital life & hold tech accountable. Assistant Prof, Cornell. citizensandtech.org Prev: Princeton, MIT. Guatemalan-American

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