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By : mkrisch October 11, 2017November 10, 2017

Watch ‘Experiencing Racism in VR’ at TEDxRVA

Psychologist Courtney D. Cogburn focuses her work on how racism contributes to racial inequalities in health. With support from a Magic Grant through the Brown Institute, Courtney and a team of researchers at Columbia and Stanford University have been using virtual reality to help people experience the complexities of racism to not only encourage them

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By : mkrisch August 9, 2017September 11, 2017

1000 Cut’s member on VR and Social Change

Stanford University faculty and 1000 Cut Magic Grant member Prof. Jeremy Bailenson was recently among those cited and quoted in an August 1 USA Today Article entitled “New breed of VR pushes for social change.” The article examines how this emerging platform is being used as an instrument for letting participants examine their conceptions of

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By : mkrisch July 16, 2017September 11, 2017

FB Live event on telling race-related stories

Professors Courtney Cogburn and Desmond Patton are going LIVE on CSSW’s Facebook page to talk about the projects they are doing with the help of two Magic Grants from the Brown Institute for Media Innovation. Professor Cogburn’s project took place this past year. she will report on what it was like to create a visceral

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  • 2019-2020 Magic Grant team "Maternal Figures" set out to examine the effectiveness of maternal health interventions in Nigeria over the last three decades. https://t.co/4fRc5Mi53j, Apr 9
  • Do you have an idea that can assist journalists in the field? Or leverage computational tools to scale up their reporting? Consider a 2021-22 Magic Grant! Proposals are due May 1 -- learn more and apply at https://t.co/rylU6efUSk, Apr 7
  • What a coup! @spetulla brings his sage ML wisdom to our Local News Lab. Welcome! https://t.co/2X2uaWLQPL, Apr 1
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