Citizens and Technology Lab at Cornell University jobs and careers

About Citizens and Technology Lab at Cornell University

The Citizens and Technology (CAT) Lab at Cornell University works with online communities to study the effects of technology on the public interest. We envision a world where digital power is guided by evidence and accountable to the public. CAT Lab is a non-partisan research organization whose vision is to advance a world where digital power is guided by evidence and accountable to the public. Our mission is to work alongside the public through industry-independent citizen science to test the social impacts of digital technologies and discover effective ideas for change. Our findings have directly influenced large-scale harm reduction online, broadened participation in democratic discourse, contributed to policy debates on freedom of expression in multiple countries, and advanced basic science of human behavior online. We are also changing how science works by also publishing open source software and open datasets on methods and ethics of large-scale, high-volume behavioral research.