D&S practitioner-in-residence Mark Van Hollebeke discusses Weapons of Math Destruction in this Points piece. "O’Neil’s analysis doesn’t just apply to mathematical models; it applies to societal models. Most of the WMDs t... Read on Points

D&S fellow Ravi Shroff examines Cathy O'Neil's analysis of criminal justice algorithms, like predictive policing. "There are a few minor mischaracterizations and omissions in this chapter of Weapons of Math Destruction t... Read on Points

D&S fellow Mark Ackerman develops a checklist to address the sociotechnical issues demonstrated in Cathy O'Neil's Weapons of Math Destruction. "These checklist items for socio-technical design are all important for polic... Read on Points

D&S affiliate Angèle Christin writes a response piece to Cathy O'Neil's Weapons of Math Destruction. "One of the most striking findings of my research so far is that there is often a major gap between what the top admini... Read on Points

D&S researcher Josh Scannell responds to Georgetown Center on Privacy & Technology's "The Perpetual Line-Up" study. "Reports like 'The Perpetual Line-Up' force a fundamental question: What do we want technologies lik... Read on Points

D&S researcher Claire Fontaine looks at how school performance data can lead to segregation. In our technocratic society, we are predisposed toward privileging the quantitative. So, we need to find ways to highlight what i... Read on Connected Learning Alliance

D&S post-doctoral scholar Caroline Jack attended the O'Reilly Next:Economy Summit and continues the conversation from the summit. In the next economy, the most important skills may be difficult to quantify or commodify—but... Read on Knight Foundation blog

D&S fellow Zara Rahman introduces her upcoming research at Data & Society, where she will examine the work of translators in technology projects. "Whatever it’s called, it’s also under-appreciated. In our tech-focuse... Read on Points

D&S research analyst Mikaela Pitcan discusses how missing data can impact how students with mental health conditions. The areas in which data are lacking communicate priorities. However, without concrete data to show a nee... Read on Enabling Connected Learning

D&S advisor Ethan Zuckerman responds to criticism for donating to the North Carolina GOP office's reconstruction. It’s also possible that kindness is the single most important and powerful thing you can do to make change i... Read on Medium