// technology · people · evidence · harm
Understanding how technology works, where harms emerge, and how to build it better
I help organizations make sense of messy data, human behavior, and platform dynamics so they can make more grounded decisions about safety, quality, and accountability.
HumanTech Summit, 2024
Inside the Rage Machine
A recent documentary exploring how platform incentives, algorithmic systems, and product decisions can contribute to outrage, division, and real-world harm.
// selected feedback
“He was able to take extremely complex domains and data challenges and generate actionable and clear insights.”
Ryan Beiermeister
VP at OpenAI; formerly Head of Civic Product & Director at Meta
“He really stands out in his ability to distill complex technical concepts and data in simple terms.”
Sagnik Ghosh, Ph.D.
Lead Engineer at Anthropic; formerly Engineering Manager at Meta and Integrity Institute
// how i help
Clearer understanding for higher-stakes decisions
I help law firms, organizations, policymakers, and researchers understand complicated technologies, confusing evidence, and the real-world consequences they create.
// approach
- Clarify complex systems
- Interpret messy evidence
- Support grounded decisions
Expert Witness
Clear, evidence-based analysis on recommendation systems, content moderation, online harms, child safety, and related questions at the intersection of technology and society.
Advisory
Strategic guidance for organizations trying to understand how technology interacts with people, incentives, and institutions — and how to improve products, policies, and processes.
Speaking
Talks and briefings that translate complicated systems into clear, memorable explanations for non-expert audiences.
Workshops
Practical sessions on interpreting messy evidence, understanding platform dynamics, and making more grounded decisions about safety, quality, and accountability.
// selected work
Show Me The Data
ToolAn interactive guide to platform data built to help researchers, journalists, and policymakers understand what evidence platforms make available — and what remains difficult to study.
Visit site →Social Media Index
ResearchA large-scale effort to measure how people actually experience major social platforms, and to compare positive and negative outcomes across them.
Recommendation Systems Working Group
PolicyCo-authored guidance on how recommendation systems shape what people see, where harms can emerge, and how better feeds can be designed and governed.
Visit site →Work With Me
ServicesExpert witness work, advisory support, speaking, and workshops for organizations trying to understand complex technologies and make better decisions about safety, quality, and accountability.
Learn more →What Could Go Wrong
Coming soonA satirical social media tycoon simulation game about incentives, tradeoffs, and unintended consequences in platform design.
// featured in
Research, analysis, and commentary featured in The Wall Street Journal, CNN, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, NPR, The New York Times, The Guardian, Vox, BBC, PCMag, Newsweek, Science Friday, and others.