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Florida Law Review ForumThe mythology surrounding “big data” rests on the notion that technical systems can increase efficiency and decrease bias. Such “neutral” systems are supposedly good for implementing legal logic because, like these systems, law... Read on Florida Law Review ForumAugust 2016 -
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MediumAnil Dash wrote a piece describing the evolution of blogs. He compares past and current capabilities of features, such as searches, comments, and following. He concludes with: Ultimately, though, I think most of these ideas we... Read on MediumAugust 2016 -
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TheRideShareGuy.comD&S researcher Alex Rosenblat wrote a blog post discussing how Uber can implement wage withholding policies without driver input or negotiation. This set up essentially provides negative disincentives to drivers to retriev... Read on TheRideShareGuy.comAugust 2016 -
Academic Article
arXivD&S fellow Diana Freed co-authored a health technology piece that introduces an approach called YADL (Your Activities of Daily Living), which 'uses images of ADLs and personalization to improve survey efficiency and the pat... Read on arXivAugust 2016 -
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The New York TimesD&S fellow Natasha Singer co-wrote a piece discussing Facebook's new partnership with Summit Public Schools to 'introduce a free student-directed learning system'. The Facebook-Summit partnership, by contrast, is more of a... Read on The New York TimesAugust 2016 -
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MediumD&S researcher Claire Fontaine writes about data is speeding up school segregation. Data is great at masking its own embedded bias, and school performance data allows privileged parents to reinforce educational inequality.... Read on MediumAugust 2016 -
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Data & SocietyIn this primer, D&S researcher Claire Fontaine examines the construct of accountability as it functions in discussions around education reform in the American public education system. Read moreAugust 2016 -
MediumAnil Dash provided background details to his spoken tribute to Prince at the EyeO Festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This talk was designed as a one-time tribute to Prince’s artistry, courage and unique spirit. Collected here... Read on MediumAugust 2016
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NickGrossman.isD&S advisor Nick Grossman wrote a detailed piece discussing how small businesses can utilize data and available connectivity. Critical to that goal is the mindset that data is an asset. The more open we are to new kinds of... Read on NickGrossman.isAugust 2016 -
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Data & SocietyThis primer explores current and potential interactivity between librarians and computer science researchers at different phases of the research process as they come across questions of privacy, potential harms, and security in data storage. Read moreAugust 2016