Kate Crosman

Kate Crosman is a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Marine Technology. Crosman is a social scientist from the U.S. with expertise in the complex governance of oceans and coasts. For the next three years, she will live in Norway, working on the theme of “trustworthiness and trust in big data for oceans”. She is an André Hoffmann Fellow in Big Ocean Data.

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Written by Kate Crosman

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Information, uncertainty, and cognitive biases: we’re all irrational in predictable ways

Even while I was preparing for the field expedition to Svalbard, post-polar adventure and crashing back down to earth, other work carried on. In fact, while learning more about trust in big data for ocean decision-making, specifically the case of Calanus finmarchicus, I’ve talked to some interesting folks.

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Home of the Northernmost magic

My first expedition to Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, was about observing, absorbing, and participating in big data collection in action. The trip was months delayed due to the pandemic. And it was absolutely magic.

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How tiny zooplankton can help us understand trust in Big Ocean Data

The zooplankton Calanus finmarchicus will be the starting point for the André Hoffmann Fellow Kate Crosman’s work to understand trust in Big Ocean Data. How? Read on.

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Moving to Trondheim to work with Big Ocean Data

I am Kate Crosman, a social scientist from the U.S., with expertise in complex governance of oceans and coasts. For the next three years, I´ll be living in Norway, working on the overall theme of “trustworthiness and trust in big data for oceans,” through an André Hoffmann Fellowship in Big Ocean Data.