Books by Chris Bail
Chris Bail is Professor of Sociology, Public Policy, and Data Science at Duke University, where he directs the Polarization Lab.
Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing
by Chris Bail
At his 'Polarization Lab', Duke sociology professor Chris Bail looks at what effect social media actually has on our political behaviour. Breaking the Social Media Prism sums up, in a shortish book, the results of that research, and it's not what you expect. Definitely a book worth reading if you're a user of social media, not only to understand other people's behaviour, but your own. (Also quite fun: if you have a Twitter account you can test your political ideology)
Interviews with Chris Bail
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Frenemies: How Social Media Polarizes America
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The Hype Machine: How Social Media Disrupts Our Elections, Our Economy, and Our Health—and How We Must Adapt
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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
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Uncivil Agreement: How Politics Became Our Identity
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Bit by Bit: Social Research in the Digital Age
by Matthew Salganik
The Best Books on Social Media and Political Polarization, recommended by Chris Bail
The Best Books on Social Media and Political Polarization, recommended by Chris Bail
Convenient as it is to blame our political woes on the polarizing effect of social media, echo chambers, interference by foreign powers or other shadowy operators, the truth is that human nature and our search for identity and status are more likely culprits. Sociologist Chris Bail, a professor at Duke University and director of its ‘Polarization Lab’, talks us through what social science has to say about the connection between social media and political polarization.
Interviews where books by Chris Bail were recommended
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
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Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing
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Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy
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Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity
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River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads
by Cat Jarman
The Best Nonfiction Books of 2021, recommended by Sophie Roell
The Best Nonfiction Books of 2021, recommended by Sophie Roell
As the Covid pandemic gets another lease of life with the appearance of the omicron variant, those of us spending additional time at home may need a few more books to read. Here, Five Books editor Sophie Roell shares some of her favourite nonfiction books of the year, from history to economics, lessons on how to write like Chekhov to the part each of us can play in reducing political polarization.
