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Data & SocietyArvind Narayanan is a computer scientist at Princeton. He advised a Master's thesis, described in Section 2, that utilized a similar methodology to the Encore project. Bendert Zevenbergen is a Ph.D candidate and researcher at t... Read moreSeptember 2015 -
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Data & SocietyEarly research on learning in online ecologies like fanfiction and gaming communities pointed to the power of open networks characterized by rich social practices to support learning, but at the same time showed a clear lack of... Read moreSeptember 2015 -
op-ed
Pacific StandardD&S researcher Alex Rosenblat published an essay on remote management in Pacific Standard’s The Future of Work and Workers series: Rather than having managers who listen to them and deliver feedback, drivers are managed th... Read on Pacific StandardSeptember 2015 -
Academic Article
Journal of Technology ScienceAbstract For decades, The Princeton Review has prepared students for a battery of standardized tests for a price. In some cases, that price varies by ZIP code (or United States postal codes). The Princeton Review's website r... Read on Journal of Technology ScienceSeptember 2015 -
Longform
The New York TimesIncoming D&S fellow Natasha Singer reports for the New York Times on the glut of recently proposed legislation aimed at restricting the collection and use of student data. Read on The New York TimesAugust 2015 -
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Data & SocietyThe search for protective factors in health turns the disease research paradigm – and potentially our notions about it – upside down. A collaborative, scientific and social endeavor like this also pushes on many hot topics: clo... Read moreAugust 2015 -
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Data & SocietyIn collaboration with New America, the Brooklyn Public Library, Research Action Design, and the Metropolitan New York Library Council, Data & Society launched The Data Privacy Project to equip library staff with the skills ... Read on Data & SocietyAugust 2015 -
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The Atlantic“So what brings you to Atlanta?” the man at the Alamo rental-car desk asked my friend Sam. We responded perhaps more eagerly than necessary. “You know those markings you’ll see on the sidewalk that tell you where a gas main ... Read on The AtlanticAugust 2015 -
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WileyDescription: "Leveraging Big Data and 21st century technology to renew cities and citizenship in America The Responsive City is a guide to civic engagement and governance in the digital age that will help leaders link impor... Read on WileyAugust 2015 -
Longform
Weekly Wonk New AmericaIn this piece for Weekly Wonk, New America's digital magazine, D&S advisor Charlton McIlwain explores the provenance and prospects of the contemporary civil rights "movement network": What’s new about the present movement ... Read on Weekly Wonk New AmericaAugust 2015