Study the Imbrication: A Methodological Maxim to Follow the Multiple Lives of Data
in Lives of Data: Essays on Computational Cultures from India, edited by Sandeep Mertia
January 1, 2020
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Research and Resource Library
This library includes Data & Society publications produced over our 10+ year history. Our research, events, and insights explore how technology shapes society, and how society can shape technology in turn.
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Algorithms on the Shop Floor: Data-Driven Technologies in Organizational Context
How do integrations of AI into organization contexts provoke new shifts in power relations and…
June 14, 2019
Workshop
How Modes of Myth-Making Affect the Particulars of DS/ML Adoption in Industry
Manny Moss and Friederike Schüür examine how the rhetoric around DS/ML systems affects how they are…
October 10, 2018
Academic article
Big Data Analytics and Human Rights
For the book "New Technologies for Human Rights Law and Practice," Data & Society Researcher Mark…
April 19, 2018
Chapter
Are Algorithms the New Campaign Donation?
For Slate, Data & Society Researcher Jacob Metcalf argues that we should be more concerned about…
April 10, 2018
Article
Corporate Capitalism and the Growing Power of Big Data: Review Essay
D&S fellow and technical writer Martha Poon responds to Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth…
June 1, 2016
Academic article
March 24, 2016
Event
Data & Civil Rights: Housing Primer
Data has always played an important role in housing policies, practices, and financing. Housing…
October 30, 2014
Report
Data & Civil Rights: Consumer Finance Primer
New data analytics tools, predictive technologies, and an increasingly available range of data…
October 30, 2014
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Primer: Predicting Human Behavior
Countless highly accurate predictions can be made from trace data, with varying degrees of personal…
March 17, 2014
Report
Primer: Inequalities and Asymmetries
The availability of data is not evenly distributed. Some organizations, agencies, and sectors are…
March 17, 2014
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