D&S affiliate Natasha Singer and Steve Lohr discuss the role of data in the 2016 election.
Virtually all the major vote forecasters, including Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight site…
Natasha Singer
Natasha Singer is a technology reporter at The New York Times where she explores the intersection of data and society, with a particular focus on education, health, and behavioral advertising. She also writes a monthly column, called Technophoria, for the Sunday Business section. She will develop a taxonomy of educational data, identifying the types of information that schools and ed tech companies collect about prekindergarten through twelfth-grade students; the primary and secondary uses of that data; how those details are analyzed and disseminated; and the outcomes of those analyses.
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D&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.
Next Job for Obama? Silicon Valley Is Hiring
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October 24, 2016
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D&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.
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Apple rolling out coding app for youngsters
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September 12, 2016
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August 9, 2016
Facebook Helps Develop Software That Puts Students in Charge of Their Lesson Plans
D&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'.
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Facebook Helps Develop Software That Puts Students in Charge of Their Lesson Plans
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August 9, 2016
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D&S Fellow Natasha Singer looks into exploitative interactive website design techniques known as “dark patterns".
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When Websites Won’t Take No for an Answer
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May 14, 2016
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D&S Fellow Natasha Singer reports on Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, and Dr. Priscilla Chan, a pediatrician who is his wife, and their recent hire of James H…
Zuckerberg and Chan Hire Education Leader to Run Philanthropic Effort
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May 4, 2016
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D&S fellow Natasha Singer explores the differences in how the United States and Europe treat data protection and privacy.
In the United States, a variety of laws apply to specific…
How Europe Protects Your Online Data Differently Than the U.S.
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January 31, 2016
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