Data & Society is a research institute focused on the social and cultural issues arising from data-centric technological development.

event | 09.13.18

Online News Association Conference (ONA18)

On September 13, D&S Founder and President danah boyd will kick-off the 2018 Online News Association Conference with a presentation on "media manipulation, amplification and responsibility." 

report | 06.27.18

Beyond Disruption

Julia Ticona, Alexandra Mateescu, Alex Rosenblat

report | 05.22.18

The Oxygen of Amplification

Whitney Phillips

News & Updates   

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Call for Applications: Environmental Impact of Data-Driven Technologies Workshop

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Now Hiring: Postdoctoral Scholar

05.30.18
Future Perfect 2018

05.22.18
Craig Newmark Philanthropies, News Integrity Initiative Announce Support for Data & Society Media Manipulation Initiative
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Short Reads   

06.21.18

Grappling with the Weirdness of Advertising

Caroline Jack

For Points, Data & Society Postdoctoral Scholar Caroline Jack reviews the history of advertising imaginaries. “The question of what protections ads themselves deserve, and to what degree people deserve...
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06.20.18

The Messy Fourth Estate

danah boyd

In this Medium post, Founder and President danah boyd reflects on the current state of journalism and offers next steps. “Contemporary propaganda isn’t about convincing someone to believe something,...
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06.19.18

AI in the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Claudia Haupt

How will the introduction of AI into the field of medicine affect the doctor-patient relationship? Data & Society Fellow Claudia Haupt identifies some legal questions we should be asking....
Read on Points ➚
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Databites   

Data & Society's speaker series – Databites – is geared toward engaging our network and the broader public on unresolved questions and timely topics of interest to the D&S community.

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Databite No. 106: Virginia Eubanks, Alondra Nelson, Julia Angwin

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