This primer addresses the application of big data tools and practices in a criminal justice context, and raises questions about the kinds of data used for analysis and consequences of error, bias, or inaccuracies. Read more

This primer discusses data-driven education and the increasing use of data in educational reform, while raising both concerns and challenges within this growing field. Read more

This primer traces the history of discrimination in home ownership and housing within the US to digital redlining and data mining practices today. Read more

This primer explores historical employment discrimination, and investigates the growing use of public data, algorithms, surveillance, and outcome-oriented scoring systems within work environments. Read more

This primer outlines the central role that data plays in both medicine and health insurance, and how it enables advances and creates new challenges. Read more