Expert in computational social science, informatics, and research design
Dr. Micah Altman teaches, conducts research, and advises editorial and non-profit boards on information, technology, science, law, and politics. He has authored over 150 scholarly articles, books, and software packages, which have received disciplinary awards, appeared in leading journals, and been covered by national media. Dr. Altman is a research scientist at MIT's Center for Research on Equitable and Open Scholarship. Previously, he served as director of research for the Libraries, head of the Program on Information Science, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, and senior research scientist for Harvard's Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences.
What conditions promote individuals' abilities to evaluate the trustworthiness of policy and scientific claims?
How do the cognitive, cultural, and social contexts of individuals affect their abilities to engage with information?
What interventions are most effective in enhancing individuals' and communities' abilities to participate in the creation, evaluation, and use of information?