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Computational Policy Lab at Harvard Kennedy School

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We're a team of researchers and data scientists who use computational approaches to address issues in criminal justice, education, voting rights, and beyond. https://policylab.hks.harvard.edu/

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Computational Policy Lab at Harvard Kennedy School @comppolicylab.bsky.social · Aug 12

📝 Still accepting applications! Instructors at 2- and 4-year colleges: give your students free access to a virtual tutor optimized for learning by taking part in our study on using AI to improve education. Instructors receive a $1,000 honorarium.

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Computational Policy Lab at Harvard Kennedy School @comppolicylab.bsky.social · Aug 4

Instructors at 2- and 4-year colleges! Give your students free access to a virtual tutor optimized for learning by taking part in our study on using AI to improve education. Instructors receive a $1,000 honorarium.

Apps received by 8/8 receive priority: pingpong.hks.harvard.edu/eduaccess

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Computational Policy Lab at Harvard Kennedy School @comppolicylab.bsky.social · Feb 19

(2/2) With TV still the dominant news source for Americans, these shifts raise key questions about the role of broadcast news in shaping voter knowledge and political engagement.

📖 Read more here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

No News Is Good News? The Declining Information Value of Broadcast News in America

Despite the rise of digital media, Americans are five times more likely to consume news via television than through online platforms. However, due in large part

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Computational Policy Lab at Harvard Kennedy School @comppolicylab.bsky.social · Feb 19

(1/2) Our own Johann Gaebler and @5harad.com, w/coauthors @seanjwestwood.bsky.social & Shanto Iyengar, analyzed 50+ years of US TV news using a novel LLM-based classification system. They find a steep decline in in-depth political coverage & substantive reporting, while soft news & commercials rise.

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Alex Chohlas-Wood @alexchohlaswood.com · Jan 8

NEW in Management Science!

My coauthors and I came up with a new consequentialist approach to designing equitable algorithms.

Instead of imposing fairness criteria on an algorithm (like equal false negative rates), we aim for good outcomes.

More in the 🧵 below! (1/)

A screenshot of the first page of our paper, Learning to Be Fair, showing the title and abstract.

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Madison Coots @madisoncoots.com · Dec 13

🚨 Excited to share our new article in @annualreviews.bsky.social. Working with Kristin Linn, @5harad.com, Amol Navathe, and Ravi Parikh, we examine the fairness debates of seven prominent and controversial healthcare algorithms.🧵 madisoncoots.com/files/racial...

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Computational Policy Lab at Harvard Kennedy School @comppolicylab.bsky.social · Dec 10

Less than one week to join our study on using AI to improve education! Give your students access to a free virtual tutor & receive a $1,000 honorarium.

Apps open for college instructors (esp. those teaching math, comp science, stats, & econ) until Dec 16: zurl.co/WitA

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Madison Coots @madisoncoots.com · Dec 5

The use of race in clinical risk models is heavily debated. While race-aware models can be more accurate, some are concerned about reinforcing racialized views of medicine. In our paper, we offer a new perspective on this debate. 🧵👇https://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M23-3166

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Computational Policy Lab at Harvard Kennedy School @comppolicylab.bsky.social · Nov 21

Calling instructors at 2- and 4-year colleges!

Give your students free access to a virtual tutor optimized for learning by taking part in our study on using AI to improve education. Learn more and sign up by Dec. 16: zurl.co/WitA

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Alex Chohlas-Wood @alexchohlaswood.com · Nov 1

One month left to apply to our new PhD program in statistics and computational social science. Come join me and my terrific colleagues in the heart of New York City!

PhD, Statistics and Computational Social Science

Learn statistical, computational, and social science theory and practice to address problems of social importance in public health, education, criminal justice, and other domains.

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Sharad Goel @5harad.com · Oct 26

Call for papers! Behavioral Science & Policy is running a special issue on behavioral insights for AI policy. Great opportunity to reach policymakers.

Initial submissions just require a 500-word abstract by Dec. 1.

Please help us get the word out!

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Alex Chohlas-Wood @alexchohlaswood.com · Oct 6

In a new randomized experiment at the Santa Clara County Public Defender Office, my colleagues and I found that text message reminders reduce *incarceration* for missed court dates by over 20%! More in the 🧵 below. alexchohlaswood.com/assets/paper... 1/11

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