Data & Society studies the social implications of data-centric technologies, automation, and AI.
Through empirical research and active engagement, our work illuminates the values and decisions that drive these systems — and shows why they must be grounded in equity and human dignity.
The Latest from Data & Society
Report
Establishing Vigilant Care: Data Infrastructures and the Black Birthing Experience
In her new report, Joan Mukogosi considers an often overlooked question: How might digital technologies meant to improve health outcomes for Black birthing people be producing new forms of harm?
Event
Black Maternal Health is in Crisis. Can Technology Help?
On July 18 at 1 pm ET, join D&S's Joan Mukogosi, Dr. Mary Fleming, and Ijeoma Uche to discuss the implications of an increasingly data-driven response to the Black maternal health crisis.
Points
Why You Should Apply to Be Our First Research and Reference Librarian
Associate Director of Research Patrick Davison reflects on why we’re hiring a librarian now, and why we’ve proposed to study the problem of archiving, organizing, and circulating independent social science research.
Op-Ed
Social Media Warnings Alone Can’t Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis
As long as tech companies continue to inhibit research on any terms but their own, we can't know the real impact of social media platforms on kids’ mental health, write Janet Haven and J. Nathan Matias. Without independent research, warning labels won't cut it.