Duke mathematician Jonathan Mattingly conducted research for the North Carolina plaintiffs. His Bass Connections team, Gerrymandering and the Extent of Democracy in America, continues to refine this work.
Professor Aria Chernik writes about a day-long event coordinated by her Bass Connections project team, OSPRI Lab, in partnership with Rogers-Herr Middle School in Durham.
A Bass Connections team called Data and Technology for Fact-checking helped develop the FactStream app and launch it in time for the State of the Union address, in collaboration with PolitiFact, FactCheck.org and The Washington Post.
Professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong discusses his new book, which is related to his work with the Bass Connections team How to Cure Political Polarization by Asking Questions.
Professor Bill Adair and Professor Jun Yang lead a Bass Connections team, Data and Technology for Fact Checking, that is developing an app for live fact-checking.
A Bass Connections team, Data and Technology for Fact-checking, is finalizing a product that will allow television networks to offer real-time fact checks onscreen when a politician makes a questionable claim during a speech or debate.
A new Bass Connections team will focus on the engineering development, quality control, refinement and business and regulatory strategy of the Duke Smart Toilet platform.
Bass Connections team leader Walter Sinnott-Armstrong discusses his team’s research on questions to reduce political polarization by increasing humility, empathy and openness.
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong leads a Bass Connections team on polarization. He discusses the importance of delivering good arguments with patience and respect.