The Intersection of the Sciences

Growing up, I was always encouraged to be involved with science. I was the kid that read their textbooks for fun and did Khan Academy when they were bored. Although I do not focus on the hard sciences as much anymore, I still have a deep love of learning.

Most research in political science is either qualitative research such as literature reviews or survey research. It may require a background in statistics, but not in computer science. My project The Rise of Q-Anon: From a Chatroom Board to an International Movement is going to rely on hard science heavily. In order for this project to succeed, I need to learn

how to code python in

order to web-scrape tweets with specific hashtags and key phrases.

I will be receiving help from a computer science student, because learning how to

code in such a short time frame is stressful, and ultimately detracted from my being able to complete the first part of the project. The first part of my project is a literature review, which I will be presenting with the McNair program in August. This review is important as it gives the context that we need in order to understand why I am researching what I am.