Change what we can see. See what we can change.
Change what we can see. See what we can change.
Stephann Makri has extensive research expertise in the area of Human-Information Interaction, with a focus on understanding and reducing the risk of information harms (such as misinformation, ‘information manipulation,’ polarisation, echo chambers and filter bubbles) created or co-created by technologies such as the Web, social media (especially short form video platforms) and LLM tools.
As well as information harms, Stephann is self-proclaimed ‘prince of serendip,’ with a history of understanding the nature of serendipity – unexpected, valuable encounters – and how to leverage it to improve peoples’ work and everyday lives.
Together, these research areas provide exciting opportunities to visualise the nature and prevalence of information harms or to create opportunities for serendipity through innovative forms of data visualization.
There is also a potential intersection: visualizations that create opportunities for serendipity may help to reduce information harms by directing people out of ‘rabbit holes’ or helping them exit echo chambers.