Wherever in the world you might be, you are most welcome to join my course at RENESAN on BIG DATA! It ZOOMs on Wednesday, March 17, 24, 31. You can register at
https://renesan.org. Here's some info:
MATHEMATICS
MATH S21-01 Data Rights and Wrongs
Instructor: George Duncan
Zoom Format: Presentation
Wednesday: Mar 17, 24, 31 1–3PM
3 sessions: $60
Data, especially Big Data measured in terabytes
of terabytes, is no longer restricted to scientists,
economists, policy analysts, and other specialists.
Instead, it has become ubiquitous, affecting —
even shaping — our personal, professional, and
political lives. This course will examine the ethics
of Big Data and the search for truth in a media saturated age.
We will explore answers to the question: How
can we ensure the beneficial uses of Big Data
(“Data Rights”) while avoiding its harmful
uses (“Data Wrongs”)? Data Rights provide the
foundation for evidence-based decision-making and
include issues of data access, open data, privacy,
and confidentiality. Data Wrongs subvert ethical
ecision-making and encompass data practices that
are inadequate, faux, biased, and ignore inherent
uncertainty.
Do not be daunted: This course requires no
background in mathematics or statistics.
George Duncan is Emeritus Professor of
Statistics and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon
University. He earned BS and MS degrees at
the University of Chicago and a PhD at the
University of Minnesota. He is a Fellow of the
American Statistical Association, the Royal
Statistical Society, and the American Association
for the Advancement of Science. He was a Peace
Corps Volunteer in the Philippines and serves
on the Board of Trustees of the Museum of New
Mexico Foundation. His most recent course
for RENESAN was “Citizen Politics and Political
Polling” in Fall 2020.
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