[LOGOS] LOGOS website & event

[Alejandra Dubcovsky]

I love Jana's suggestions. I would second them. Also, I would like to
know what is the connection between LOGOS and Raise or other campus
wide initiatives.... especially to include in the site.

Thank you for this work!


On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM Jana Grittersova via LOGOS
<logos at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:
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>   Dear Emiliano,
>
> Thank you very much for all your efforts in developing this webpage. I have a small suggestion: if the goal is to attract new participants or increase visibility, it may be helpful to include a brief closing line such as:
> • “Faculty and students interested in participating are welcome to contact us at [email].”
> • “Follow our upcoming events here.”
>
> Additionally, do we want to clarify that information itself is not inherently harmful? Information can empower societal actors, strengthen democratic engagement, and support better policymaking. It becomes “weaponized” only within some environments or when used intentionally by malicious actors.
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> As for a potential keynote speaker, I would suggest Matthew Gentzkow (Stanford, Economics): media, political polarization, and the economics of information.
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> All the best,
> Jana
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>
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> Jana Grittersova
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> Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
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> Cooperating Faculty, Department of Economics
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> University of California-Riverside
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> E-mail: jana.grittersova at ucr.edu
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> http://janagritters.com/
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> Author https://www.press.umich.edu/9469106/borrowing_credibility
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>
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM Emiliano De Cristofaro via LOGOS <logos at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:
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>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> With the help of ChatGPT :), I've drafted a website for the LOGOS initiative. It's staged at https://spalab.cs.ucr.edu/logos/ (I will eventually migrate it away from my lab website and have it indexed).
>>
>> Please let me know:
>> 1) If you have any feedback/proposed edits (Please note that the founding manifesto part is just a placeholder for now)
>> 2) If you would NOT like to have your name listed on the website.
>>
>> Also, we are planning to have an open day event sometime in early Spring. I will follow up in due course -- meanwhile, please let me know if you have any recommendations for a high-profile person we could invite for a keynote for the event.
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>> Cheers,
>>
>> --
>> Prof. Emiliano De Cristofaro
>> Computer Science and Engineering
>> University of California, Riverside
>> https://emilianodc.com
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