The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
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Top 10 Data Research Tools for Investigative Journalists The Intercept, shared their Top 100 Data Research Tools. Overwhelmed with information; we asked Williams and Price to refine their tools and research strategies down to a Top 10. Read more.
FTC Chair Edith Ramirez outlines concerns about Big Data The FTC is worried about algorithmic transparency, and you should be too Watchdog: Obamacare Exchanges Fail to Detect Counterfeit Documents
Algorithmic Bias and the Unintentional Discrimination in the Results The article titled When Big Data Becomes Bad Data on Tech In America discusses the legal ramifications of relying on algorithms for companies. The “disparate impact” theory has been used in the courtroom for some time to ensure that discriminatory policies be struck down whether they …
Using Computer Vision to Analyze Big (Aerial) Data from UAVs During Disasters Recent scientific research has shown that aerial imagery captured during a single 20-minute UAV flight can take more than half-a-day to analyze. We flew several dozen flights during the World Bank’s humanitarian UAV mission in response to Cyclone Pam earlier this year. The imagery we captured would’ve taken …
The deception that lurks in our data-driven world Add it all up, and you have a significant problem in the way our society produces knowledge. . . . . . . The hidden underpinnings of the world were revealed only when they were gone. . . . . . . We’ve deceived ourselves into thinking …
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Christine L. Borgman 5 Stars Major Contribution with Some Oversights This book is extremely well-developed and and a major contribution, not least because it it one of the best explorations of information ecologies that are vastly more intricate and cover vastly more time, energy, and locational space, than most realize. It was recommended to me …
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