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Marcus

Smartest

Lunchtime Talks

Talk

Please note: This event took place in May 2017

What happens when crucial information has to compete with pictures of cats?

Lunchtime Talks are a series of informal presentations at Watershed's Pervasive Media Studio. They normally take place at 13:00 on a Friday, are free and are open to everybody who is interested in what they do. Come along, bring a sandwich, and get to know more about the Studio community, current and up-coming projects, or residents' work.

What’s happening in the world, and why do we seem to be making so many strange choices? Information has widely been agreed to have a crucial role in how society works, and journalists have long held that the citizens of any democracy have a “right to know.” But what happens when this crucial information has to compete with other media that are more enjoyable, such as entertainment or pictures of cats?

Marcus Gilroy-Ware has spent the last 11 years researching how information is encountered online, and has developed new technology, Smartest, to make that process more user-friendly. In this talk he talks of his journey to understand how people encounter new information online.

The Pervasive Media Studio is located within the Watershed building. Let us know if you'd like a tour and we'll be happy to show you around. Send an email to studio@watershed.co.uk

For further information visit watershed.co.uk/studio


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