Concepts and Data: An Interdisciplinary Workshop brought together scholars from the fields of anthropology, philosophy, political science, and computer science to explore a range of questions regarding the epistemological and social consequences of…… Read more “Concepts and Data: An Interdisciplinary Workshop”
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9/18/20 Spyware and Predictive Policing: The Merging of Historic and Big Data
Discussion Notes by Heba Islam New York Times Bureau Chief for Mexico Azam Ahmed and Johns Hopkins Sociology Instructor Dr. Stuart Schrader, in a discussion moderated by…… Read more “9/18/20 Spyware and Predictive Policing: The Merging of Historic and Big Data”
10/1/20: Interview with Sawyer Seminar’s Dr. Jeremy Greene
Interview by Heba Islam This interview with Sawyer Seminar Director Dr. Jeremy Greene is based on the recent publication of his co-authored article, “Innovation on the Reservation:…… Read more “10/1/20: Interview with Sawyer Seminar’s Dr. Jeremy Greene”
6/29/20: Interview with Canay Özden-Schilling about Reservoir Hill/Bolton Hill self-quarantine response team
Sam Gomes interviews Canay Özden-Schilling about her neighborhood’s self-quarantine response team.
6/17/2020 COVID/DATA: Surveillance, Privacy, and Accountability
DISCUSSION NOTES BY CANAY ÖZDEN-SCHILLING: Our first virtual event after the pandemic’s onset explored issues around the ethics of data collection during COVID-19. We were fortunate to…… Read more “6/17/2020 COVID/DATA: Surveillance, Privacy, and Accountability”
3/6/2020 Sense, Sentience, Sensors
DISCUSSION NOTES BY CANAY ÖZDEN-SCHILLING: This workshop attended to the design and deployment of sensors that populate the world around us, charting the territory from quantified environments…… Read more “3/6/2020 Sense, Sentience, Sensors”
2/24/2020 The Data Environment and the New University
DISCUSSION NOTES BY CANAY ÖZDEN-SCHILLING: This timely conversation drew a big interdisciplinary crowd from all around campus—from faculty, to librarians, to undergraduate students—interested in how the new…… Read more “2/24/2020 The Data Environment and the New University”
2/12/2020 The Mathematics of Accountability
DISCUSSION NOTES BY CANAY ÖZDEN-SCHILLING: Our first event of the semester, featuring Tufts University’s Moon Duchin and Georgetown’s Kobbi Nissim, gathered our biggest crowd yet. Our first…… Read more “2/12/2020 The Mathematics of Accountability”
2/12/2020 The Mathematics of Accountability
Feb 12, 4 pm – 6 pmHodson 305 This panel explores the mathematical and algorithmic work of developing accountability mechanisms in political processes. We will be joined…… Read more “2/12/2020 The Mathematics of Accountability”
2/24/2020 The Data Environment and the New University
Feb 24, 12 pm – 3 pmMergenthaler Hall 426 We are the middle of a big data revolution that examines all aspects of our behavior to elicit…… Read more “2/24/2020 The Data Environment and the New University”
3/25/2020 Creating Parallel Worlds: Health, Science and Data behind Classification Walls
March 25, 2020 / 6 PM / Reading Group Meeting Join us for another edition of our Data Sciences and Society Reading Group meeting. This time, we…… Read more “3/25/2020 Creating Parallel Worlds: Health, Science and Data behind Classification Walls”
12/12/2019 Optimal Futures: New and Old Economies in a World of Data
DISCUSSION NOTES BY CANAY ÖZDEN-SCHILLING: This seminar grew out of an interest in forms of data-powered capitalism. What kinds of expertise emerge at the interface of data…… Read more “12/12/2019 Optimal Futures: New and Old Economies in a World of Data”
11/18-19/2019 When Data Goes to the Market
DISCUSSION NOTES BY CANAY ÖZDEN-SCHILLING: We put together this mini movie festival to complement our data & finance theme this semester. The three movies we picked were…… Read more “11/18-19/2019 When Data Goes to the Market”
10/18/2019 Pandemic Preparedness: Financing Responses in an Age of Uncertainty
DISCUSSION NOTES BY CANAY ÖZDEN-SCHILLING: Held at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Pandemic Preparedness was attended by over 70 people from across JHU. The symposium explored…… Read more “10/18/2019 Pandemic Preparedness: Financing Responses in an Age of Uncertainty”
11/13/2019 Designing New Tools For Rapid Decarbonization: Climate Analysis Systems For Practical Action
Join us for another edition of our Data Sciences and Society Reading Group meeting. This time, we are very fortunate to be joined by Ben Zaitchik (Earth…… Read more “11/13/2019 Designing New Tools For Rapid Decarbonization: Climate Analysis Systems For Practical Action”
