In this episode of Research Journey Podcast, we invited two researchers in computational social science from Cornell University. Among all the interesting topics covered, we discussed member-based research in social sciences, how to use NLP to reveal themes in science fiction, how to deal with hate speech on social media, the Imposter Syndrome and the importance of representation, and factors essential for a successful PhD journey.

 
Our first guest is Aspen Omapang, is a third-year PhD student in Information Science at Cornell University in the Social Media Lab. She is a Data Science Fellow for the Cornell Center for Social Sciences. Her current projects include the politicization of science on Youtube, and the experiences of queer beauty content creators.

 The second guest is Federica Bologna. She is a second-year PhD student, also in Information Science at Cornell University. She has a master’s degree in Comparative Literature from University of Bologna. Her research focuses on the interaction of NLP (Natural Language Processing), computational social science, and cultural analytics.

Credits
Host | Xiaoyue Zhu
Edit | Xiaoyue Zhu
Theme music | Cody Cook, Zhiwei Li
Cover | Generated by DALLE2, edited with Photoshop

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