Data Are Made, Not Found
with danah boyd Partner Researcher, Microsoft Research and Distinguished Visiting Professor, Georgetown University
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BCNM Turns 20! Announcing our 2024-25 Public Events
BCNM is turning 20 this year! Mark your calendars for an incredible lineup of speakers and events to celebrate! Read more
Announcing the 2024-25 History and Theory of New Media Season
We are excited to announce the 2024-25 season of our HTNM lecture series, featuring Laura Harjo, Mariaelena Huambachano, danah boyd, and more! Read more
Is social media destroying kids' mental health?
alum danah boyd in conversation with Taylor Lorenz. Read more
Created Equal: Can tech regulation solve mental health issues?
alum danah boyd talks the possibilities of tech regulation. Read more
BCNM Around the Web Spring 24
Check out our faculty and alumni around the web this Spring, 2024! Read more
The Resource Bind: System Failure and Legitimacy Threats in Sociotechnical Organizations
A new paper by danah boyd published in Sociologica! Read more
danah boyd in conversation on tech & society
danah boyd Joins Computer History Museum Board
Our BCNM alumni are helping to steer one of the most important new media museums in the world. Read more
danah boyd on Data Impact
What is data science? How did we get to this point? And how will we use data science in the near and distant future? Read more
danah boyd at 4s East
This panel seeks to examine the role that institutional arrangements play in shaping science and technology by interrogating what happens when institutions are threatened or collapse. Read more
Techno-legal Solutionism: Regulating Children’s Online Safety in the United States
In this paper, alum danah boyd and Maria P. Agnel unpack the theory of change at the center of the “duty of care." Read more
BCNM at 4S 2023
Don't miss these great new media talks at 4S this year! Read more
BCNM's Big Wins 2023
We're so proud to share some our greatest successes from 2022-2023! Read more
danah boyd Awarded Morrison Prize
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Program in Science, Technology, and Society awarded alum danah boyd its prestigious Morrison Prize and lecture. Read more
BCNM at 4S 2022
BCNM students, faculty, and alumni are all participating in this year's 4S program. Read more
BCNM at SHOT
The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) encourages the study of the development of technology and its relations with society and culture. Read more
danah boyd & Morgan Ames on the Future of the Metaverse
Elon University published a report on "The Future of the Metaverse," featuring BCNM experts. Read more
danah boyd on the Harvard Data Science Review Podcast
danah boyd discusses "Differential Privacy for the 2020 U.S. Census: Can We Make Data Both Private and Useful?" Read more
danah boyd Featured in People of ACM
"I approach technology as a tool and an intervention. Certain futures are made easier because of technology, and certain futures get more complicated. We can make bets about the probabilities of certain futures, but we cannot see the future. We can only introduce other interventions." Read more
BCNM at ASA 2022
The 119th American Sociology Association annual meeting took place in Los Angeles on August 5-9. Read more
Data & Truth with danah boyd
Hear alum danah boyd speak about data and truth on Gnovis with Huseyn Panahov. Read more
BCNM's Big Wins 2022
We're so proud to share some our greatest successes from 2022! Read more
Epistemic Disconnects Surrounding the US Census Bureau’s Use of Differential Privacy
Our alum danah boyd published an article in the Harvard Data Science Review with Jayshree Sarathy.
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BCNM in 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics
Women in AI Ethics recognizes BCNM faculty and alumni in their list of honors, including Jenna Burrell, Morgan Ames, danah boyd, and Michelle Carney! Read more
An Ode to Responsible Data Science
Alum danah boyd gives the plenary at the Microsoft Research Summit on Statistical Imaginaries. Read more
BCNM at 4S 2021
Amazing representation of BCNM presenting at 4S, the Society for Social Studies of Science! Read more
BCNM Around the Web November 2021
Check out the work of our students, faculty, and alumni around the web! Read more
In the Pursuit of Knowledge, There Be Dragons by danah boyd
BCNM alum danah boyd was the keynote speaker at IEEE VIS 2021. Read more
danah boyd Joins Georgetown as Visiting Distinguished Professor
BCNM alum danah boyd has joined Georgetown University for the year as a distinguished visiting professor. Read more
danah boyd on Knitting a Healthy Social Fabric
danah boyd recently published an article discussing creating or knitting a healthy social fabric that relies on real connections. Read more
danah boyd on Democracy's Data Infrastructure
BCNM alum and media academic danah boyd co-authored an essay with Dan Bouk for the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University titled, "Democracy's Data Infrastructure." Read more
danah boyd & Gail De Kosnik on the New Normal
danah boyd & Gail De Kosnik were featured in an article from the Pew Research Center and Elon University on Imagining the Internet, predicting how technology, climate change, and politics will effect a post-Covid-19 world. Read more
danah boyd on Why the US Govt Needs a VP of Engineering Not a CTO
danah boyd recently wrote an article on Linkedin titled "The US Federal Government Needs a VP of Engineering, not a CTO." Read more
danah boyd on Philanthropy's Techno-Solutionism Problem
danah boyd recently wrote a paper titled "Philanthropy’s Techno-Solutionism Problem" for the Knight Foundation. Read more
BCNM Around the Web December
Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this December! Read more
BCNM Around the Web November 2020
Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this November! Read more
danah boyd on Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship
The Commission's final report was recently released, recommending ways to "help the nation emerge as a more resilient democracy by 2026." Read more
BCNM Around the Web February 2020
Check out the amazing talks and discussion around the work of our faculty and alumni in February 2020! Read more
danah boyd on Privacy in the 2020 Census
danah boyd investigates the US Census Bureau's approach to "differential privacy" and its implications for data products. Read more
danah boyd on Data Voids
Alum danah boyd recently released a Data & Society report titled "Data Voids: Where Missing Data Can Easily Be Exploited" in collaboration with Michael Golebiewski of Microsoft. Read more
danah boyd on Behind the Tech with Kevin Scott
Alum danah boyd recently appeared on the Microsoft podcast "Behind the Tech with Kevin Scott," discussing technology and the potential dangers that come with a "move fast and break things" mentality. Read more
cNet names danah boyd One of 30 Personalities Who Defined the 2010s
CNET's list of the larger-than-life innovators and important influencers of the last 10 years includes alum, Data & Society founder, danah boyd. Read more
danah boyd on Owning Ethics in Silicon Valley
Alum danah boyd with Emmanuel Moss and Jacob Metcalf published on corporate logics, Silicon Valley, and the Institutionalization of ethics. Read more
danah boyd Publishes Balancing Data Utility and Confidentiality in the 2020 US Census
A new living document by danah boyd explains how differential privacy works in the context of the US Census and illuminates key conversations, misunderstandings, and anxieties surrounding this disclosure avoidance system. Read more
BCNM Around the Web December 2019
Check out the amazing talks and discussion around the work of our faculty, students, and alumni! Read more
danah boyd Publishes on Networked Media Ecosystems
Is media silence as powerful in shaping public discussion as deliberate rhetoric? If so, do editorial boards need to strategically amplify certain speech? Read more
Call for Participation: Contested Data
Alum danah boyd and Dan Bouk are running an incredible workshop at Data & Society. Application deadline: November 25, 2019. Read more
BCNM around the Web October 2019
More in the media from faculty Ken Goldberg and Koci Hernandez; and alumni Trevor Paglen, danah boyd, Jen Schradie, Tiffany Ng, Ritwik Banerji, Bo Ruberg, and Jane McGonigal. Read more
danah boyd Named EFF Barlow Recipient
BCNM alum danah boyd was recognized as a 2019 EFF Barlow 'Trailblazing Technology Scholar' Read more