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Practicing Data Science Responsibly

Submitted by rahulb on June 6, 2016 - 3:19pm

I recently gave a short talk at a Data Science event put on by Deloitte here in Boston. Here's a short write up of my talk.

Data science and big data driven decisions are already baked into business culture across many fields. The technology and applications are far ahead of our reflections about intent, appropriateness, and responsibility. I want to focus on that word here, which I steal from my friends in the humanitarian field. What are our responsibilities when it comes to practicing data science? Here are a few examples of why this matters, and my recommendations for what to do about it.

http://www.slideshare.net/rahulbot/practicing-data-science-responsibly

A Primer on Non-Binary Gender and Big Data

Submitted by kanarinka on June 3, 2016 - 3:32pm

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Liveblogging #ODR2016: Afternoon sessions on innovating justice

Submitted by Petey on May 24, 2016 - 9:03am

I'm here at the #ODR2016 conference at the Peace Palace in The Hague. ODR2016 is the annual meeting of the Online Dispute Resolution Forum, an international assembly of lawyers, mediators, technologists, and others who care about technology and dispute resolution. It is cohosted by the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution, where I am a fellow.

This liveblog represents a best-efforts account, not a direct transcript, of the lecture, presentation, and/or panel.

After lunch, we have three speakers lined up for afternoon sessions:

Liveblogging #ODR2016: Reconfiguring legal representation to provide justice for detained asylees

Submitted by Petey on May 24, 2016 - 6:54am

This liveblog represents a best-efforts account, not a direct transcript, of the lecture, presentation, and/or panel.

As part of the #ODR2016 conference I attended a working group meeting on asylum cases hosted by Vikki Rogers, Director of Institute of International Commercial Law Pace Law School. Her talk/slides: "Mining the Process: The Case of Asylum-Seekers from the Northern Triangle into the United States Using Technology to Promote the Rule of Law in Asylum Cases."

Liveblogging #ODR2016: Present Practices and Future Directions for ODR

Submitted by Petey on May 24, 2016 - 4:01am

This liveblog represents a best-efforts account, not a direct transcript, of the lecture, presentation, and/or panel.

My liveblogging begins with day 2 of the ODR conference (I missed day 1 due to various travel delays). The morning begins with a series of remarks from some of the key organizers of the conference:

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