D&S fellow Sorelle Friedler was quoted in Vice's online magazine, Motherboard, in an article discussing how biased decision-making can impact facial recognition systems. “It’s one of those things where if you understand th... Read on Vice

D&S researcher Alex Rosenblat's work on researching the sharing economy, and particularly Uber, was quoted in this piece by the Economic Policy Institute. "According to Rosenblat and Stark (2015), drivers are given their a... Read on Economic Policy Institute

D&S Fellow Sorelle Friedler was interviewed for an NPR piece discussing algorithms and bias. [Sandvig] says other studies show that women are more likely to be shown lower-paying jobs than men in online ads. Sorelle Friedl... Read on NPR

D&S Fellow Noel Hidalgo was quoted in a Politico article discussing technology's role in DeBlasio's administration. "I think that for the most part the highest reaches of the administration still don't really understand wh... Read on Politico

Big Data Call for Papers: Special Issue on Social and Technical Trade-Offs Guest Editors: Solon Barocas Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton University danah boyd Founder, Data & Society Research Institute Pr... Read more

D&S affiliate Desmond Patton was quoted in this New York Magazine piece about on how police can use new Facebook reactions to measure sentiment in crime cases. “The ways people are using these forms of communications are n... Read on New York Magazine

Data & Society is hiring two postdoctoral scholars. We're looking for two postdocs whose work complements research projects currently underway at the Institute. Postdocs will be expected to spend half of their time direct... Read more

Talking bots: it's bot week on Data & Society's Points... Last December we hosted our first provocateur in residence,* Sam Woolley, who led a workshop that brought together a group of experts to get a better grip on the ques... Read more

D&S founder danah boyd's book, “It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens”, was discussed in this piece by the University Star. Society tends to uphold technology as a means to break through social divisions. I... Read on The University Star

D&S fellow David Merritt Johns was quoted in the Mailman School of Public Health announcement discussing his analysis of scientific citations. “There are two almost distinct bodies of scholarship—one supporting and one o... Read on Mailman School of Public Health