Computational social science: Obstacles and opportunities

Science, vol. 369, pp. 1060–1062

Abstract

Data sharing, research ethics, and incentives must improve

Authors 15

1. David M. J. Lazer

   Northeastern University · Harvard University

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   Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

   Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA

2. Alex Pentland

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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   Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

3. Duncan J. Watts

   University of Pennsylvania

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   University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

4. Sinan Aral

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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   Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

5. Susan Carleton Athey

   Stanford University

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   Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

6. Noshir Contractor

   Northwestern University

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   Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

7. Deen Freelon

   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

8. Sandra González‐Bailón

   University of Pennsylvania

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   University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

9. Gary King

   Harvard University

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   Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

10. Helen Zerlina Margetts

    University of Oxford · The Alan Turing Institute

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    The Alan Turing Institute, London, UK

    University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

11. Alondra Nelson

    Social Science Research Council · Institute for Advanced Study

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    Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, USA

    Social Science Research Council, New York, NY, USA

12. Matthew Salganik

    Princeton University

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    Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA

13. Markus Strohmaier Aachen

    GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences · RWTH Aachen University

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    GESIS–Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Cologne, Germany

    RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

14. Alessandro Vespignani

    Northeastern University

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    Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA

15. Claudia Wagner

    University of Koblenz and Landau · GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences

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    GESIS–Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Cologne, Germany

    University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany