Why the Space Economy Needs “Spice
When Jeff Bezos announced that he would build a 50,000-satellite space data center, Musk immediately plussed with a million-satellite call.
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Author: Sorin Adam Matei
An academic ChatGPT needs a better schooling
Originally published in the Times Higher Education If you know how ChatGPT works, you won’t be surprised to learn that AI detection
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Quantum computers are kaleidoscopes: unusual metaphors explain the unusual better
The article was originally published in The Conversation Quantum computing is like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates: You never know what you’re
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Transforming Warfighting: The Case for AI and Software-Centric Strategies
Please cite Matei, S. A. (2022-2025). Transforming Warfighting: The Case for Software-Centric Strategies. Matei.org/I Think Blog. https://matei.org/ithink/2024/05/27/doing-more-with-less-a-data-model-driven-methodology-for-efficient-war-fighting-platforms-design/ Since time
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What is a strategic technology?
What are the necessary and sufficient factors that lead to the emergence and use of war-winning strategic technologies? The following
Read MoreWhat should a strategist know? A competency-based education program for strategic thinkers and doers
In my role as an Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at Purdue University, I partnered with two colleagues
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How out-of-control transaction costs spawn preferential attachment
Online human networks are highly centralized, with a few nodes raking in most connections. The conventional wisdom is that this
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Russia’s practical nuclear options make no sense (and vice-versa)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly threatened Ukraine and its supporters with a nuclear attack that will settle the war
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Disinformation is a “Big Lie” that contradicts Common Sense Asking For Faith Alone
In the digital era, “discourse power” is real power. Disinformation has become a preferred method of confounding the adversary and
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Can international trade instigate the next great conflict?
A potential favoring factor for the invasion of Ukraine and the threats made of China to occupy Taiwan could be
Read MoreMedia Framing, priming, and steering public attention
This module is a sequence of the course From Mass Media to Social Media Theory The history of media research
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China’s South China Sea Strategy is All about Taiwan: A Spatial Strategic Analysis
What can we surmise about China’s intentions in the South China Sea? Although I have no crystal ball, in this
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EUNOMIA: TRUST BEFORE YOU LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES
WHAT IS, HOW and WHY you should join EUNOMIA? Two years ago, the European Union Horizon 2020 program awarded EUNOMIA,
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Strong and Efficacious Use of Affordance Theory in Communication Inquiry
Summary: Affordance theory, proposed by Gibson and brought to technology research by Norman , proposes that the use of an
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Preventing military Artificial Intelligence (AIs) agents from taking over from humans is simple: treat them as humans by teaching them the golden rule
The development of AIs capable of targeting, shooting, and eliminating enemies in seconds has reached the threshold of possibility. There
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Should we regulate Facebook? Ask the moms.
An experiment by Tromholt Morten from the University of Copenhagen published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking suggests that people
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DC Conference on Social Media and Regulation
On Friday May 24, 2019 I organize in collaboration with the French Laboratory of Excellence in Creative Industries, the ICA preconference
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How much should I know?
Once, Socrates was approached at the local gymnasium by a young Athenian man, seeking the tutoring of the great mind
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Social Media Analysis Online Class for Liberal Arts Majors
In collaboration with the Online Masters’ Program in Strategic Communication, I launched the Social Media Analytics Class, which will be
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Latent Crusaders: Narrative Strategies of Survival in Early Modern Danubian Principalities, 1550-1750
NOTE: In some ways, I am a historian born again as a social scientist. A number of years ago in
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Why electricity, magnetism (and radio waves) are the same thing and how should this help us understand the fundamental tradeoffs of modern telecommunication technologies
This article is a companion material to the Course COM 25100 Information, Technology, Society which I teach at Purdue University
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Communication Technologies & Trade-offs: A particular case of marginal utility
This article is a companion material to the courses I teach at Purdue University as a University core class. The
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The generative dilemma of the Internet
This is an introduction to a set of core concepts related to Internet communication for the Course COM 251 Information,
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What is the Internet edge-to-edge (end-to-end or e2e) design principle? What is it good for and what are its main trade-offs?
This is a tutorial on a set of core concepts related to Internet communication for the courses I teach at
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What is the Internet? What does the Internet do? Why is it an “inter-net” and not just a simple “net? An introduction and tutorial
This is a tutorial on a set of core concepts related to Internet communication for my courses at Purdue University. For
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The Social Media Analysis of French Presidential Elections: Telescope or Microscope?
The results of the French elections are in and the two front runners in the polls did indeed come up
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Does Social Media Data Suggest that Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon Will Compete in the Second Tour of the French Presidential Elections?
What does the social media crystal ball say about the biggest global event of the day, the French presidential campaign?
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Purdue Digital Storytelling Network Launched, partners with Google News Lab University
Today I launch a new teaching and research initiative which will empower Purdue students aspiring to embrace careers in big
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Did social media elect Donald Trump?
Donald Trump’s social media campaign is known for its virulence, but relatively less was said about its virality. Trump had
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The Trump vs. Clinton race goes on: 2016 presidential race not yet settled after first debate
Hillary Clinton did a very good job during the debates, as she was expected to, while Donald Trump had a
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I, you, we: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton word fight on Facebook emphasize the importance of assuming personal responsibility
The rhetorical struggle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is not only about issues, actions and change, but also about
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Jump in Google searches for “Donald Trump” mirrors closing gap between candidates
Google Trends analysis shows that Donald Trump has been dominating and dominates Google Searches by a large margin. This is a
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Hillary Clinton’s breathing down Trump’s neck only makes his sails billow in Twitterspace
On the quiet Saturday morning of July 23rd, just after the Republic National Convention, Donald Trump was getting about 7500 Tweets
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Donald Trump’s Facebook campaign leads Hillary Clinton’s by a large margin, building on Twitter strength
Donald Trump rip-roars his way through social media, keeping Hillary Clinton’s Campaign in a tight spot. An average official Trump
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Donald Trump Twitter campaign outperforms Hillary Clinton’s in all dimensions: output, engagement, performance
I dipped the R cup in the Twitter font of wisdom and here is what I found… For the period
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The message of Trump is Trump. And Hillary Clinton’s, too!
Donald Trump has an obsession: Donald Trump. But so does Hillary Clinton. This might give the Donald an extra umpf
Read MoreIs “the media” obsessed with Donald Trump? How much? Does it matter?
The issue if and how much is Trump’s celebrity influenced by a so-called “media obsession” with his persona and ideas
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French Communicator Joseph Daniel and PBS host Alex Heffner to Debate American Presidential Race from a Global Perspective
On the Super Tuesday (March 1, 2016) Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Bernard Sanders et al. will do the
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Promoting competency based education through trade-off thinking
We live in a world of things. Those who make the things define the way we live our lives. Their
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The importance of trade-off thinking in studying communication technologies
Technologies such as the power grid, plumbing, or mass media rely on standards that are accepted as simply being there.
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Trade off as a way of thinking: An interdisciplinary undergraduate course and learning experience in technology / STEM education at Purdue Polytechnic
In Spring 2015, together with my colleagues, Michael Smith, Abrar Hammoud, and Davin Huston I developed a multidisciplinary learning experience
Read MoreBataclan Concert Hall attacked in Paris France, many victims dead
Hostages, victims of shootout and explosions reported near the Bataclan concert venue, Stade de France in Paris, France… The French
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Shooting, explosion next to Carillon bar, restaurant in Paris kills scores of individuals
Paris, France was hit by one of the most horrendous terrorist incidents of the post-2001 era. An ISIS inspired killing
Read MoreTerrorist shootout and attack in Paris, France killings result in at least 18 victims. Location, video, photo, map, kmz
View image | gettyimages.com Reuters reports that at least 18 people were killed in shootouts and explosions near a soccer
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What is a theory of mass communication?
What qualifies as a mass communication theory? Typically, the phrase is connected with the idea of “media effects.” Mass communication
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Com 559 Syllabus – Current Trends in Mass Communication Research – From Mass Media to Social Media
Purdue University Fall 2017 Meeting time: Tuesday – Thursday, 12 – 1:20 PM, BRNG 2275 Office hours: BRNG 2140, 2:15
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Seven Layers of Social Media Analytics
A useful resource for those interested in mining data out of social media flows, the book introduces the novice researcher
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Information as a core concept for explaining order and evolution
Cesar Hidalgo’s book, “Why information grows” is trying to untangle a very big issue by looking at a very simple problem
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Sociometers: a new way to quantify social interactions
How about a Fitbit for social interaction? Instead of measuring steps and calories, such a device measures proximity of others
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Less is not more: Larger open source projects do better if well organized
View image | gettyimages.com Spontaneous production groups are thought to be less effective at larger scales. Lacking formal organization,
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Toward deciphering the social media genome: big data and computational social science may explain social embriology
Nothing seems more random to the naked eye than the babble of online exchanges. Are the posting patterns on Wikipedia
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Designing Statistical Privacy in Big Data
The more data we generate about a target population, the harder to protect the privacy of the individuals surveyed. Sensitive
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