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SUMMARY:Signals\, Truth and Design  
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Judith Donath\, MIT Media Laboratory\, MA\, USA\nMuch of
  what we want to know about other people is not directly perceivable. Inst
 ead\, we rely on signals\, which are perceivable features or actions that 
 indicate the presence of hidden qualities. Yet not all signals are reliabl
 e. What keeps signals honest? And why are some signals more reliable than 
 others? Signaling theory provides a framework for understanding these dyna
 mics. Among other things\, it shows how the cost of many seemingly extrava
 gant displays is not wasteful expenditure\, but useful for ensuring the re
 liability of the display as a signal. In this talk I will show how signali
 ng theory can be used for the design and analysis of social technologies. 
 It is especially well suited for this domain\, for in mediated interaction
 s there are few qualities that can be directly observed: everything is sig
 nal. \nProf. Donath's homepage
LOCATION:BC 01 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BC%2001
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