BOSTON, December 08, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a team of four professors, two from the Questrom School of Business at Boston University, and two Computer and Data Science professors, as recipients of a prestigious $550,000 National Science Foundation Research Grant.

Boston University Questrom School of Business announced that it has received a three-year grant of $550,000 from the National Science Foundation to research and discover technology-aided social structures that minimize the adverse impact of confusion about facts while promoting free speech.

Leading the research team is Marshall Van Alstyne, Questrom Professor in Management, Professor, Information Systems, in collaboration with Nina Mazar, Questrom Professor of Marketing, Ran Canetti, Boston University Professor of Computer Science and the director of the center for Reliable Information System and Cyber Security. and Mayank Varia, Boston University Co-Director, Center for Reliable Information Systems & Cyber Security and Associate Professor, Computing and Data Sciences.

The scope of the research is to examine the issue of free speech vs. facts.

Specifically: Societies function poorly without free speech. They also function poorly when members cannot agree on basic facts. This research seeks to discover technology-aided social structures that minimize the adverse impact of confusion about facts while promoting free speech. To accomplish these goals, the project:

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