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The New York TimesD&S fellow Natasha Singer investigates the benefits and concerns around testing improvements in efficiency and care for patients based on data and new technology. Across the country, leading medical centers are trying new ... Read on The New York TimesDecember 2015 -
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Data & SocietyThis primer investigates the increasing use of biometric technologies in policing, and the civil liberties and civil rights concerns that need to be raised alongside these technological advances. Read moreOctober 2015 -
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Data & SocietyHow might we use game theory, data, and technology to advance social justice? Callisto is an online sexual assault reporting system that allows college students to (1) find clear information about about their reporting options,... Read moreOctober 2015 -
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Data & SocietyDr. William B. Jordan (@npalive) presents My Doctor Would Never Do That: Large databases of physician behavior have been made available by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and other sources to reveal pr... Read moreSeptember 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 & SocietyThe growth of the Identity State is premised on the administrative fantasy that citizens can be grasped, fixed, and rendered stable in the state’s imagination. Biometric technologies are seen as core to this act of fixation, de... Read moreJuly 2015 -
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New York TimesIn this op-ed, Data & Society founder danah boyd argues that youth are addicted to interacting with their peers, not to screens. "If Americans truly want to reduce the amount young people use technology," she writes, "we sh... Read on New York TimesJuly 2015 -
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Data & SocietyAlthough we cannot disclaim the utility of genetic data, it is important to consider whether we are being socially and governmentally coerced to relinquish our genetic data. If so, what does this mean for privacy and discrimina... Read moreJune 2015 -
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ViceData & Society's Intelligence and Autonomy initiative commissioned authors to envision future scenarios for intelligent systems in four domains: medicine, labor, urban design, and warfare. The future scenario around medi... Read on ViceMay 2015 -
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MotherboardData & Society's Intelligence and Autonomy initiative commissioned authors to envision future scenarios for intelligent systems in four domains: medicine, labor, urban design, and warfare. The future scenario around medi... Read on MotherboardMay 2015