Peter, the subject of biased algorithms is one the I go back and forth on all the time. But ultimately, I agree with your third point. While it is EXTREMELY saddening that the Google search of “black teenagers” used to return images of criminals while the Google search of “white teenagers” used to return stock images of people smiling, I think…[Read more]

Thanks for posting the article! Very helpful.
I think that distant reading will be key for our project, and the diary of Martha Ballard provides a great example. This makes me think about what similar questions we could ask for our project. One topic that we didn’t discuss in class that this further reading made me think about is topic modelling…[Read more]

Manisha, I think that these are really interesting potential research questions. If we explored a topic related to incarcerated women, perhaps we could collaborate with students in a class at Penn called GSWS555: Women and Incarceration. While I have not taken this course, my friend took it and told me about it. Students visit a prison each week…[Read more]

I agree that we are falling prey to technological determinism, and I think that it is important to acknowledge this as we move into a new era of technology. No matter how much a new technology claims to make things more accessible, there are always barriers to entry. Wikipedia allows anyone to edit posts, but the highly educated are in the best…[Read more]