danah boyd is the founder and president of Data & Society, a partner researcher at Microsoft Research, and a visiting professor at New York University. Her research is focused on making certain that society has a nuanced understanding of the relationship between technology and society, especially as issues of inequity and bias emerge. She is the author of It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens, and has authored or co-authored numerous books, articles, and essays. She is a trustee of the National Museum of the American Indian, a director of the Social Science Research Council, and a director of Crisis Text Line. She has been recognized by numerous organizations, including receiving the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Pioneer/Barlow Award and being selected as a 2011 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. Originally trained in computer science before retraining under anthropologists, danah has a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley’s School of Information.
danah boyd

danah boyd examines sociotechnical vulnerabilities at the interstices of technology and society in an effort to remedy structural inequities
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PointsJill Lepore and danah boyd discuss how tech can’t fix democracy Read on PointsNovember 2020 -
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PointsA transcript of danah boyd's talk at the Digital Public Library of America conference. Read on PointsApril 2019 -
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PointsOn February 23, 2019, danah boyd gave a talk at the Knight Media Forum; this text is the written version of her talk. Read on PointsApril 2019 -
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New AmericaData & Society Founder and President danah boyd and Researcher Madeleine Clare Elish lay the groundwork for questioning AI and ethics. "Without comprehensively accounting for the strengths and weaknesses of technical pract... Read on New AmericaNovember 2018 -
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PointsOn September 13th, Data & Society Founder and President danah boyd gave the keynote speech at the Online News Association Conference. Read the transcript of her talk on Points. "Now, more than ever, we need a press drive... Read on PointsSeptember 2018 -
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MediumIn this Medium post, Founder and President danah boyd reflects on the current state of journalism and offers next steps. "Contemporary propaganda isn’t about convincing someone to believe something, but convincing them to doub... Read on MediumJune 2018 -
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PointsRead and/or watch Data & Society Founder and President danah boyd's keynote talk at SXSW EDU 2018. "I get that many progressive communities are panicked about conservative media, but we live in a polarized society and I ... Read on PointsMarch 2018 -
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PointsD&S founder and president sings praise for Virginia Eubank's new book Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor. "This book should be mandatory for anyone who works in social service... Read on PointsJanuary 2018 -
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PointsThis is a transcript of Data & Society founder and president danah boyd's recent lightening talk at The People's Disruption: Platform Co-Ops for Global Challenges. "But as many of you know, power corrupts. And the same g... Read on PointsNovember 2017 -
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Pointsdanah boyd's remarks from her keynote at the 2017 Strata Data Conference in New York City explore media manipulation, data security, and system vulnerabilities. Read on PointsOctober 2017