D&S fellow Zara Rahman writes about digital access and control. Recognising the political importance of our technical decisions is within reach, leading ultimately to reclaiming power and control of our activism in the dig... Read on OpenDemocracy.com

D&S advisor Tarleton Gillespie, with several scholars, continues sharing essays on the U.S. election and the implications on scholarship. As we said yesterday, we know the scholars in this community cannot address every ... Read on CultureDigitally.org

D&S advisor Tarleton Gillespie joins other scholars in considering the place of research and scholarship in a post-Trump USA. But as scholars, we do a disservice to allow for simple or single explanations. “Perfect storm” ... Read on CultureDigitally.org

D&S founder danah boyd opines on the usefulness of election polls and calls for the cessation of these polls. It’s now time for the media to put a moratorium on reporting on election polls and fancy visualizations of stati... Read on Points

D&S founder danah boyd asserts that the media must be held accountable in producing and disseminating information. "We live in a world shaped by fear and hype, not because it has to be that way, but because this is the o... Read on Points

D&S advisor Anil Dash calls for action after the 2016 election. But the work to be done in fighting Donald Trump is not unprecedented. All of us who are targets of his rhetorical attacks and his proposed policies can look ... Read on Medium

D&S researcher Jacob Metcalf adds his perspective to the D&S Weapons of Math Destruction response. "Algorithms not only model, they also create. For researchers grappling with the ethics of data analytics, these feed... Read on Points

The net result of this batshit crazy election cycle is a Distributed Denial of Service attack on democracy. Like a webserver brought to its figurative knees by an endless flood of malformed requests, we are beginning to melt do... Read on Medium

D&S fellow Anne L. Washington published a Points piece responding to Cathy O'Neil's Weapons of Math Destruction. "Complex models with high stakes require rigorous periodic taste tests. Unfortunately most organizations us... Read on Points

Jennifer Wortman Vaughan and Hanna Wallach discuss AI, uncertainty, and why you should vote no matter what predictions say. Read on Points