Research director Mark Latonero has been named to the inaugural class of fellows at the Data & Society Research Institute in New York. Launched this year and led by pioneering scholar danah boyd, Data & Society aims to "advance the public's understanding of the challenges and opportunities presented by a networked society." By hosting events, developing policy frameworks, and creating projects and publicly available research backed by interdisciplinary collaborations, Data & Society addresses social, ethical, legal, and policy issues affected by data-driven technology. The Institute's fellows will work on "a bunch of thorny and interesting data and society issues," writes boyd…….
Month: June 2014
Senior Dan Glickman Speaks at Aspen Ideas Fesitval
Senior fellow Dan Glickman, former USDA Secretary, spoke at three panels at the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival, tackling questions like "How Do We Nourish Nine Billion People?"……
Senior Fellow Dan Glickman: Paying for the Forest Fire Next Time
The New York Times published senior fellow Dan Glickman's op-ed, "Paying for the Forest Fire Next Time."……
Senior fellow Morley Winograd: The Time Has Come to Make College Education Free
Politix published senior fellow Morley Winograd's op-ed, "The Time Has Come to Make College Education Free."……
Video: Is China’s Turn to Fracking a Reason to ‘Ban it Everywhere Else?’
Senior fellow Orville Schell was a panelist at the Asia Society's recent discussion of China's fracking boom. Their video contains highlights from the program: Is China's Turn to Fracking a Reason to 'Ban it Everywhere Else?'……
Money Isn’t Everything
The Huffington Post published an article by senior fellow Dan Glickman on money in the political system. "I have become convinced that the extraordinary volume of money in the system is dramatically hurting our government's ability to function," writes Glickman…….
The lesson of indicted politician’s 341,000 votes
SFGate published an article by senior fellow Dan Schnur: "The lesson of indicted politician's 341,000 votes."……
Senior fellow Dan Schnur discuss what he learned from running for CA secretary of state
The California Report interviewed senior fellow Dan Schnur on what he learned from running for California secretary of state…….
Gen Y Would Rather Make $40,000 Doing Something They Love Rather Than $100,000 Being Bored
"Gen Y Would Rather Make $40,000 Doing Something They Love Rather Than $100,000 Being Bored," reports MainStreet, featuring the new report by senior fellow Morley Winograd…….
Senior fellow Geneva Overholser quoted in Yahoo News
Yahoo News quoted senior fellow Geneva Overholser in an article on violence against women. "[A]s editor of the Des Moines Register, [Overholser] challenged the practice of withholding rape victims' names in 1989, because, she said, it magnified the stigma."……