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Academic Article
SSRNIn this Working Paper from We Robot 2016, D&S Researcher Madeleine Elish employs the concept of “moral crumple zones” within human-machine systems as a lens through which to think about the limitations of current frameworks... Read on SSRNMarch 2016 -
blog post
Points"Student data can and has served as an equalizer, but it also has the potential to perpetuate discriminatory practices. In order to leverage student data to move toward equity in education, researchers, parents, and educators m... Read on PointsMarch 2016 -
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MediumD&S Research Analyst Mikaela Pitcan gives a brief recap of student data & privacy related news from January - March 2016. Special attention is given to the Every Student Succeeds Act. Read on MediumMarch 2016 -
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Data & SocietyWe all have moments in which someone’s use of new media baffles us, and we have to ask a friend how to respond. It often isn’t just the content of the message, it is also using that particular medium in that way which leaves us... Read moreMarch 2016 -
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BackchannelD&S Advisor Susan Crawford argues that the President is on shaky legal ground in the FBI vs. Apple showdown: The problem for the president is that when it comes to the specific battle going on right now between Apple and t... Read on BackchannelMarch 2016 -
Academic Article
SSRND&S Affiliates Ifeoma Ajunwa, Kate Crawford, and Jason Schultz examine the effectiveness of the law as a check on worker surveillance, given recent technological innovations. This law review article focuses on popular trend... Read on SSRNMarch 2016 -
Academic Article
SSRND&S Fellow Sorelle Friedler and D&S Affiliate Ifeoma Ajunwa argue in this essay that well settled legal doctrines that prohibit discrimination against job applicants on the basis of sex or race dictate an examination of... Read on SSRNMarch 2016 -
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Data & SocietyC.W. Anderson presents "Our Audience is a Machine": Structured Stories and the Computation of Journalistic Context In recent years there has been much excitement about "data journalism" - the use of large and small datasets ... Read moreMarch 2016 -
op-ed
SlateD&S Researcher Tim Hwang and Samuel Woolley consider the larger trend toward automated politics and the likely future sophistication of automated politics and potential impacts on the public sphere in the era of social medi... Read on SlateMarch 2016 -
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New York UniversityElana ZeideNatasha SingerHelen NissenbaumTed MagderRichard ArumAnya KamenetzKouross EsmaeliBrett FrischmannData & Society Fellow Natasha Singer participated in a panel alongside D&S Affiliates Elaina Zeide and Hellen Nissenbaum on the Implications of Data-driven Education as part of the Technology, Privacy, and the Future of... Read on New York UniversityMarch 2016