In part two of her series “A Working History of the Verified Internet,” D&S Research Affiliate Robyn Caplan explains some recent history that’s key to understanding the verified badge “as it emerged as a symbol not only of how platforms mediate identity, but also of power and status, and where those concepts meet.” https://lnkd.in/e2DpKxek
Data & Society Research Institute
Non-profit Organizations
Data & Society studies the social implications of data-centric technologies and automation.
About us
The Data & Society Research Institute is a New York City-based think/do tank dedicated to addressing social, technical, ethical, legal, and policy issues that are emerging because of data-centric technological development. Data & Society provides a space for researchers, entrepreneurs, activists, policy creators, journalists, geeks, and public intellectuals to gather, debate, and engage one another on the key issues introduced by the increasing availability of data in society. Data & Society hosts events, does directed research, creates policy frameworks, and builds demonstration projects to grapple with the challenges and opportunities presented by an ever-increasing amount of available information.
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http://www.datasociety.net/
External link for Data & Society Research Institute
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2014
- Specialties
- sociology, big data, ethics, and research
Employees at Data & Society Research Institute
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Mary Madden
Adjunct Faculty, Communication, Culture & Technology Program at Georgetown University; Senior Research Advisor, Common Sense Media; Affiliate, Data &…
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Raina Kumra
Don't try to put me in a box. Working on something stealthy and healthy. 🥬🥕🌶
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Suresh Venkatasubramanian
Former White House Tech advisor/Thinks about tech responsibility/computational philosopher/Bias Detective/
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Claudia Perlich
Updates
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Data & Society is ten! On Thursday, September 26 at 6 p.m. ET, we’ll celebrate our first decade with our incredible network of alumni, friends, and supporters. Join the livestream to hear from Executive Director Janet Haven, Founder danah boyd, and Board President Charlton McIlwain — with a panel discussion and lightning talks featuring Michelle Miller, director of innovation at Harvard’s Center for Labor and a Just Economy; Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study; John Palfrey, president of the Macarthur Foundation; Zara Rahman, Author of Machine Readable Me: The Hidden Ways Tech Shapes Our Identities; D&S Senior Researcher Ranjit Singh; Xiaowei Wang, author of Blockchain Chicken Farm: And Other Stories of Tech In China’s Countryside; and Felicia Wong, president and CEO of the Roosevelt Institute. Don’t miss this special event! Learn more and RSVP. https://lnkd.in/gxP-QBPT
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Congrats to D&S affiliate Upol E. and alum Matt Goerzen!
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is thrilled to announce an extraordinary cohort of incoming fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year. The group’s expertise and interests range from AI’s role in children’s development, neuropsychiatry, and political theology; to the link between digitization and populist movements; to the changing landscape of internet censorship. Coming this fall to Cambridge, MA, the cohort will gather together for dialogue, shared learning, and participation in BKC’s public programming. Congratulations to those selected! Read more on their areas of focus and backgrounds: brk.mn/2425fellows
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Advancing AI safety requires a sociotechnical approach to AI governance. To understand why, check out this reading list by Senior Policy Analyst Serena Oduro. https://lnkd.in/gtSuct2D
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New! Tamara K. Nopper’s report explores how financial wellness programs subject workers to vast amounts of data collection and financial health surveillance, asking: who ultimately benefits from framing financial status as a matter of health? https://lnkd.in/guAzVfr2
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Job alert! We’re looking for a creative, collaborative senior designer to oversee Data & Society’s visual presence on our website, social media, and through all publications and communications products. Learn more and apply now! https://lnkd.in/dXTcivDA
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Join us today at 1 p.m. ET!
On July 18 at 1 p.m. ET, D&S Research Analyst Joan Mukogosi (author of the forthcoming report Establishing Vigilant Care: Data Infrastructures and the Black Birthing Experience) will speak with Mary E. Fleming, MD, MPH, FACOG and Ijeoma Uche, MPH about the decline of Black maternal health amid advancements in clinical technologies, and the implications of an increasingly data-driven response to the Black maternal health crisis. Learn more and RSVP to join us online: https://lnkd.in/etjYTepw
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A big welcome to cultural anthropologist Anuli Akanegbu, PhD as she joins our Labor Futures team! Anuli will lead research on labor, race and tech, and we're so excited for her to be part of the D&S community. https://lnkd.in/dd8av83m
Anuli Akanegbu
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Thursday’s event is going to be a good one — RSVP now and don’t miss it!
On July 18 at 1 p.m. ET, D&S Research Analyst Joan Mukogosi (author of the forthcoming report Establishing Vigilant Care: Data Infrastructures and the Black Birthing Experience) will speak with Mary E. Fleming, MD, MPH, FACOG and Ijeoma Uche, MPH about the decline of Black maternal health amid advancements in clinical technologies, and the implications of an increasingly data-driven response to the Black maternal health crisis. Learn more and RSVP to join us online: https://lnkd.in/etjYTepw
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We’re hiring for a brand new position at Data & Society: a research and reference librarian. Since we’ve never before had a librarian as part of our research team, Associate Director of Research Patrick Davison took some time to reflect on why we’re hiring one now, and why we’ve proposed to study the problem of archiving, organizing, and circulating independent social science research. Learn more and apply! https://lnkd.in/eJTryXuB
Why You Should Apply to Be Our First Research and Reference Librarian
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