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Use our library to explore Data & Society's original empirical research and read our expert commentary. Sort by media type, or select one or more topic categories to begin browsing.
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QuartzD&S affiliate Gideon Litchfield writes a short story called 'Democracy 3.0' Read on QuartzJanuary 2017 -
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Model View CultureD&S fellow Zara Rahman details the year's 'data-driven confusion' and contends for a responsible data approach, both to practice and comprehension. We must take a responsible data approach to advocacy – address gaps in lit... Read on Model View CultureDecember 2016 -
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The New York TimesD&S affiliate Natasha Singer profiles how high school students are encouraged to develop their social media personas for college admissions - particularly Linkedin. Now some social media experts are advising high school se... Read on The New York TimesNovember 2016 -
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The VergeD&S artist-in-residence Ingrid Burrington analyzes the infrastructure factor of the Oct. 21 internet outage. The locations of internet exchanges tend to follow population hubs because the routes of internet connectivity of... Read on The VergeOctober 2016 -
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The New York TimesD&S affiliate Natasha Singer with Michael D. Shear co-wrote this piece discussing President Obama's legacy in technology and how he could continue to contribute in the future. Read on The New York TimesOctober 2016 -
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ProPublicaD&S affiliate Surya Mattu, with Julia Angwin, Terry Parris Jr., and Seongtaek Lim, continue the Black Box series. Depending on what data they are trained on, machines can “learn” to be biased. That’s what happened in the f... Read on ProPublicaOctober 2016 -
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ProPublicaJulia Angwin, Terry Parris Jr., and D&S affiliate Surya Mattu explore what Facebook knows about its users. We built a tool that works with the Chrome Web browser that lets you see what Facebook says it knows about you — yo... Read on ProPublicaSeptember 2016 -
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The InterceptD&S artist-in-residence Ingrid Burrington was interviewed for The Intercept about her book and took a walking tour with her interviewer, Cora Currier. I asked Burrington what she hoped people would do with her guide. It is... Read on The InterceptSeptember 2016 -
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ProPublicaD&S affiliate Surya Mattu with Julia Angwin examine how Amazon's shopping algorithm directs customers to buy Amazon or Amazon-affiliated sellers' merchandise, even if products from other sellers on the platform cost much le... Read on ProPublicaSeptember 2016 -
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The Boston GlobeD&S affiliate Natasha Singer reports that Apple has developed a free coding app for middle-school students, yet it may not be as accessible as advertised. The Apple coding app is free, but it requires an iPad, the company’... Read on The Boston GlobeSeptember 2016