platforms for sharing data and local innovation
Aneesh Chopra talks about how open data can enable innovation in health, education, and care for the environment. … Read the post platforms for sharing data and local innovation
knowledge
making scholarly work matter
In two sentences, cite Aristotle, Nietzsche, Foucault, Bourdieu, Habermas, and Marxist concern for praxis. … Read the post making scholarly work matter
the perfect crime in real-world reasoning
The U.S. criminal justice system has collapsed as a matter of law and justice. Thinking about the perfect crime in these circumstances is just fun. … Read the post the perfect crime in real-world reasoning
anti-social science
In 1980, a famous ethologist went into the jungles of Venezuela to videotape Yanomama natives. He would videotape them seven or eight hours a day. A graduate student helping him observed: After a while people started getting unnerved, particularly since he was shooting right at them. They were especially upset about their babies, whom [famous … Continue reading anti-social science
data representations
The government of Washington, DC, provides real-time data feeds on crime, building permits, housing code enforcement, public space permits, and property registrations. The data includes geo-codes so that it can be easily mapped. The terms of use for these important data resources state: Neither the District of Columbia Government nor the Office of the Chief … Continue reading data representations