Comput. Soc. Science @COSS_eth

Professorship of Computational Social Science (COSS) at @ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Digital Democracy | Agent-Based Modeling | Participatory Approaches coss.ethz.ch Zurich, Switzerland Joined October 2014

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Comput. Soc. Science @COSS_eth

2 days ago

What if communities issued their own sustainable currencies? “Finance 4.0 – Towards a Socio‑Ecological Finance System” proposes a participatory, blockchain+IoT‑powered financial model that rewards sustainable behaviors link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

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3 days ago

Could a “Social Bitcoin” help save the Internet from monopolies? This study proposes a bottom-up, multidimensional digital currency that rewards search and navigation—promoting diversity, innovation, and democratic values. link.springer.com/article/10.114…

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a month ago

The automation of society is no longer sci-fi — it's here. In "Next Civilization" Dirk Helbing warns: We're at a crossroads. Centralized control or digital democracy? link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

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A decentralized, self-regulating framework for supply–demand systems—powered by the IoT—can outperform traditional top-down control in energy, transport & more. Higher info diversity = better performance. Smart cities, meet smart systems. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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a month ago

What really caused the love parade disaster (2010 in Duisburg) youtu.be/zoPpyrfkAC0

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a month ago

How can we balance privacy with accurate social sensing? This study proposes a self-regulatory data-sharing system where citizens control their data & get rewarded for sharing. Results show it's possible to preserve privacy and enable useful analytics link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…

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2 months ago

"Engineering Democratization in IoT Data Analytics” proposes a decentralized, privacy-preserving system where citizens contribute data & computation—no corporate middlemen. A bold step toward ethical smart cities! ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/docum…

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2 months ago

Imagine if "war rooms" became peace rooms—data-driven, transparent, and ethically guided hubs for solving global crises. It's time to swap conflict-driven strategy for collective intelligence. nature.com/articles/54945…

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2 months ago

As Big Data & AI reshape our world, we face urgent ethical questions: Can algorithmic decision-making uphold democratic values—or will it erode them? worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.114…

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2 months ago

We're at a crossroads: centralized AI-driven nudging risks totalitarian control—eroding transparency, diversity & collective intelligence. Democracies must decentralize info systems, empower informational self‑determination & bolster digital literacy. scientificamerican.com/article/will-d…

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2 months ago

Towards Digital Enlightenment explores the light and dark sides of the digital age—from AI and Big Data to Democracy 2.0. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

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2 months ago

Check out "Breaking the wall of digital democracy!" falling-walls.com/content-library

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2 months ago

Big data & AI promise efficiency—but risk turning society into a manipulated, top-down system. ETH Zurich's Nervousnet aims to flip the script: a privacy-respecting, citizen-run digital nervous system for collective intelligence & democratic tech. nature.com/articles/52703…

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2 months ago

"The Automation of Society is Next" explores how the explosion of data, AI & IoT is pushing us toward a digital revolution that could automate not just factories, but entire societies. amazon.de/Automation-Soc…

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2 months ago

Towards a Global Participatory Platform to democratize data, models & policymaking—enabling citizens, scientists, journalists & policymakers to actively sense, model & deliberate for social good. link.springer.com/article/10.114…

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2 months ago

Are really complex systems more than the sum of their parts? Or is this just a buzzphrase? Check it out in the computational social science podcast. buzzsprout.com/2226458/episod…

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2 months ago

Less conformity = more innovation. Centralized networks often stifle minority opinions, but fostering “niches” of dissent—like unfollowing VIPs—can boost sociodiversity and spark fresh ideas that drive economic growth. csh.ac.at/news/less-conf…

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2 months ago

“Internet of Bodies” & Society 5.0 merge biotech, nano- & neurotech, with the possibility of creating digital twins of ourselves. Massive potential—but also massive risk. table.media/research/stand…

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2 months ago

Digital, nano, bio & neuro techs are converging—transforming medicine, brain-computer interfaces & more. But without global regulation, risks like surveillance, hacking & misuse grow. ethz.ch/de/news-und-ve…

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3 months ago

In today’s digital age, you are the target — algorithms can craft a “digital twin” of your habits to micro‑target political messaging. This isn’t just annoying ads—it can shake the foundation of democracy. schweizermonat.ch/sie-sind-das-z…