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blog post
PointsAugust 2021 -
podcast
Data & SocietyA new podcast series from Data & Society and Public Books that explores the past, present, and future of data. Read moreMay 2021 -
report
Data & SocietyThis report identifies three major digital barriers to economic justice arising from the pandemic. Read moreApril 2021 -
blog post
PointsKeeping health care workers in the loop. Read on PointsFebruary 2021 -
op-ed
The Globe and MailThe new-found power of gig economy workers. Read on The Globe and MailJune 2020 -
event
Data & SocietyAn academic workshop on data-driven technologies in organizational context. Read moreJune 2019 -
report
Data & Society"Discriminating Tastes" examines how bias may creep into evaluations of Uber drivers through consumer-sourced rating systems. Read moreOctober 2016 -
report
Data & SocietyD&S researchers Alex Rosenblat and Tim Hwang explore "the significant role of worker motivations and regional political environments on the social and economic outcomes of automation" in this report. Read moreOctober 2016 -
op-ed
Harvard Business ReviewD&S Researcher Alex Rosenblat examines how Uber’s app design and deployment redistributes management functions to semiautomated and algorithmic systems, as well as to consumer ratings systems, creating ambiguity around who ... Read on Harvard Business ReviewApril 2016 -
Academic Article
SSRND&S Fellow Sorelle Friedler and D&S Affiliate Ifeoma Ajunwa argue in this essay that well settled legal doctrines that prohibit discrimination against job applicants on the basis of sex or race dictate an examination of... Read on SSRNMarch 2016