Nature Features Andrew Gordon’s Research Studying Personal Stories on Blogs

An article in Nature covering new guidance for U.S. internet research highlighted Andrew Gordon’s work studying millions of personal stories found on blogs. Gordon’s research features data collected from individuals who post online. The new recommendations are from the Department of Health and Human Services, the agency that governs human-subjects research. “There’s a gap between the expectation and the reality of what can be done with technology, so it really complicates the issue of what is identifiable private information,” Gordon said in the article. Learn more about Andrew Gordon and his internet research here.