
Data and Society
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The book
fosters informed debate over the role of data in contemporary society
explains the significance of data as evidence beyond the "Big Data" hype
spans the technical, sociological, philosophical and ethical dimensions of data
provides guidance on how to use data responsibly
includes data stories that provide concrete cases and discussion questions.
Grounded in examples spanning genetics, sport and digital innovation, this book fosters insight into the deep interrelations between technical, social and ethical aspects of data work.
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As the Founding Editor-in-chief of Harvard Data Science Review, I have studied thousands of pages of data science, with or without Greek letters. But nothing has had a higher density of inspirations per page than Beaulieu and Leonelli's book. Without going beyond page 5, I already started to think about data singularly and plurally. -- Professor Xiao-Li MengMore details
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Chapter 1: Data in Society
Section 2: Data Creation
Chapter 2: Big Data in Context
Chapter 3: Characteristics of Data
Chapter 4: Data, Evidence and Knowledge
Section 3: Data Circulation
Chapter 5: Putting Data to Work
Chapter 6: New Data Skills
Chapter 7: Governance of Data Journeys
Section 4: Data Value, Innovation and Responsibility
Chapter 8: Data as a Source of Value
Chapter 9: Data Justice and Ethics
Chapter 10: Responsible Use of Data as Evidence
Section 5: Conclusion: Data and the Knowledge We Need
Chapter 11: Towards Good Data Science
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