A New Lens Opens on the Impacts and Promises of Digital Media
mediaX Faculty Advisor Emeritus Byron Reeves leads a study that captures millions of screenshots in hopes of transforming our understanding of everything from fake news to depression.
New Research Projects Focus on Rationalizing Human Learning Experiences
Three innovative projects with great potential for long-lasting impact on learning sciences have been funded by mediaX at Stanford University.
mediaX Thought Leader Helps Island Nation Revolutionize Ocean Conservation
Fiorenza Micheli, co-director of the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions and other experts help guide Palau’s initiative to create one of the world’s largest marine sanctuaries.
mediaX Thought Leader Helps Find That Search Results Are Not Biased Along Party Lines
In an audit of search media results for every candidate running for federal office in the 2018 U.S. election, Professor Jeff Hancock found no evidence of political bias for or against either party.
Watch Algorithms and Analytics: Connecting the Learner and the Learning Presentations
Relive the presentations as we examine which indicators of learning are most meaningful, which can be used ethically in algorithms for personalized learning and for learning at scale, and how data can be tagged for open exchange.
mediaX Thought Leader Shows High School Students are Unprepared to Judge Credibility of Information on the Internet
Professor Sam Wineburg co-authors a report showing prospective young voters are poorly equipped to evaluate the sources of online content.
mediaX Thought Leader Shows Changing Students’ Mindsets About Learning Improves Their Grades
A study, co-authored by Carol Dweck and Greg Walton, shows that high school students who took a course to cultivate positive beliefs about learning earned higher grades.
mediaX Thought Leaders Develops New Algorithm with More Realistic Sound Effects in VR
Professor Doug James uses a new algorithm with faster tools to seamlessly sync sound and action in a simulated 3D setting.
mediaX Thought Leaders Want More Video Games for Science and Learning
Rhiju Das and Ingmar Riedel-Kruse feel games have been enhancing time-consuming biomedical research while allowing players to experience real-world science, which is often otherwise hidden behind laboratory doors.