Short biography

Giuseppe Tipaldo is an Associate Professor of Sociology of Science and Technology at Politecnico di Torino, where he works at the intersection of sociological theory, digital media studies, and computational social research. His scholarship explores technoscientific controversies, epistemic authority, conspiracy and pseudoscientific belief systems, and the socio-political implications of digital platforms and AI.
He adopts a multi-method research strategy combining qualitative inquiry, content analysis, text mining, topic modelling, semiotics, and epistemology.

Research areas

Sociology of science, technology & expertise
Technoscientific controversies & epistemic authority
Pseudoscience, conspiracy belief systems, and misinformation
Science-related populism & distrust in institutions
Digital media ecosystems, platform logic & algorithmic publics
Online user-generated content and content analysis, text mining, topic modelling
Critical AI studies and sociotechnical imaginaries. 

Publications

hE has published on technoscientific controversies, epistemic authority, pseudoscience and knowledge systems alternative to institutional science, through books, peer-reviewed journal articles, and edited volumes.