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MediumD&S fellows Karen Levy and Tim Hwang ask after the ethics of design theater. Excerpt: "A machine’s front stage performance gets enacted through design. Just as a human provides front stage cues through her appearance and... Read on MediumApril 2015 -
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Data & SocietyNYPL Labs is an interdisciplinary team working to reposition library collections for the Internet, and to explore new roles and tactics for libraries in a data-driven society. In this talk, Ben Vershbow and Shana Kimball explor... Read moreApril 2015 -
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MediumIn this piece, D&S founder danah boyd considers the interwoven political and social goals of education and, in light of these goals, the different ways one can interpret the personalized learning agenda in education. She al... Read on MediumApril 2015 -
Longform
OpenNews SourceBots are slippery and weird and not particularly monetizable–which is part of what makes them magic and what maybe puts them at risk. In this article D&S fellow Ingrid Burrington shares her thoughts on bots, GIFs, and ma... Read on OpenNews SourceApril 2015 -
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Databites"Insurance, at its core, is about sharing risk. From the mutual aid societies of the ancient world through the advent of the modern insurance contract in 14th century Italy, humans have always relied on one another to protect against the vagaries of chance." Read moreApril 2015 -
Academic Article
Sage JournalsAbstract: When economists ask questions about basic financial principles, most ordinary people answer incorrectly. Economic experts call this condition “financial illiteracy,” which suggests that poor financial outcomes are due... Read on Sage JournalsApril 2015 -
Resource
London School of Economics MediaD&S researcher Monica Bulger, Sonia Livingstone, and Jasmina Byrne wrote up a summary Report of a seminar held on February, 12-14 2015 at the London School of Economics and Political Science examining whether and how childr... Read on London School of Economics MediaApril 2015 -
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Data & SocietyJoshua Tauberer (founder of GovTrack.us) speaks about if.then.fund, a new project he co-founded to bring citizens into the politics of campaign finance: Read moreMarch 2015 -
Academic Article
Taylor & Francis Online"This article examines the implications of electronic monitoring systems for organizational information flows and worker control, in the context of the U.S. trucking industry. Truckers, a spatially dispersed group of workers wi... Read on Taylor & Francis OnlineMarch 2015 -
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The Agenda with Steve Paikin"Algorithms are a part of our daily lives, impacting everything from our Internet searches, to our credit scores, healthcare and policing. As they become more ubiquitous, The Agenda asks whether we should allow ourselves to be ... Read on The Agenda with Steve PaikinMarch 2015