Tag: Ethics
The Data Diet: How Data Journalism Becomes Sustainable

The Data Diet: How Data Journalism Becomes Sustainable

My pandemic media diet has been mostly newsletters and podcasts. I start my day with The New York Times and Morning Brew, and I end it questioning whether the CIA wrote one of the great post-Cold War rock ballads while cooking dinner. The bar to being a content...

#BlackoutTuesday

#BlackoutTuesday

Data Science Salon posted a message on Monday expressing our support for our community and our commitment to equality, respect, and human rights. We are participating in #BlackoutTuesday by not posting at all. For the remainder of the week, our social media content...

Full Exposure: What Would Life Be Like Without Privacy?

Full Exposure: What Would Life Be Like Without Privacy?

Artificial intelligence in media, entertainment, and advertising promises euphoric convenience: perfect satisfaction for consumers who reveal their personal information. There’s a connection between that exchange and a famous philosophical thought experiment from the...

Bias and Interpretability in Machine Learning

Bias and Interpretability in Machine Learning

Presented by Fatih Akici – Manager, Risk Analytics and Data Science at Populus Financial Group during Data Science Salon Austin, you can watch the full talk here. As intelligent systems deepen their footprints in our daily lives, algorithmic bias becomes a more...

Do women’s tech groups make a difference?

Do women’s tech groups make a difference?

The birth of tech groups dedicated to women and underrepresented minorities (URM) is part of a wave of initiatives to support, encourage and mentor underrepresented groups in the tech sector. Simply go to meetup.com and you’ll see groups geared towards URM for almost...

One More Thought On Imposter Syndrome

One More Thought On Imposter Syndrome

I recently accepted a new job at an innovative company with coworkers who share my passion for data science. Every day, I have the chance to work closely with many analysts, a data scientist and a data visualisation specialist to help clients understand the...