“We need to meet datasets at their doorsteps.” —Dan Bouk In his new book Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the US Census and How to Read Them, data historian and D&S affiliate Dan Bouk examines the 1940 US census, u... Read more

“The brand new fiber optic tables all over the country are actually laid down along the lines of old railroad tracks.... something so new and shiny and digital is using the infrastructure from something really old. That gave me... Read more

"Race, Surveillance, Resistance" is the third talk in our three-part Databite series, Conversations on The Datafied State, that begins to explore governments use of tech and the transformation of government through its use. Read more

Author Jessie Daniels in discussion with Mutale Nkonde and Sareeta Amrute about her new book "Nice White Ladies: the Truth About White Supremacy, Our Role In It, and How We Can Help Dismantle It" at Data & Society’s Network Book Forum. Read more

"The Automated State" is the second talk in our three-part Databite series, Conversations on The Datafied State, that begins to explore governments use of tech and the transformation of government through its use. Read more

"The Public Interest" is the first talk in our three-part Databite series, Conversations on The Datafied State, that begins to explore governments use of tech and the transformation of government through its use. Read more

On Thursday, April 14th, 2022, Dr. Julia Ticona discussed her new book Left to Our Own Devices at Data & Society’s Book Forum Series with Labor Futures Program Director Aiha Nguyen and Director of Research Jenna Burrell.   Read more

On Thursday, March 3rd, 2022, Dr. Rajesh Veeraraghavan discussed his new book "Patching Development: Information Politics and Social Change in India" (Oxford University Press) hosted by AIGI Researcher, Ranjit Singh. Panelists for this talk included Silvia Masiero, Associate Professor in the Department of Informatics at Oslo University, and Rajendran Narayanan, Professor at Azim Premji Foundation. Read more

“We need to be mindful of the fact that while we’ve entered this space where everything is become commodified, that includes Black feminists creating themselves as brands and products, and that there is a limit to how far we ca... Read on Data & Society

  “Distance is not the opposite of presence. Absence is.”    How do professional providers navigate legal and ethical issues embedded in distanced intimacy? Which considerations should mental health care platform... Read more