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12 December 2017
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Five ways to fix statistics

ANDREW GELMAN CO-AUTHORED A PIECE IN NATURE ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF PUBLISHING FLAWED STUDIES

Political Scientist and Statistician Andrew Gelman joined with other prominent statisticians in calling for reforms to address the publication of flawed studies with unreplicatable conditions.

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28 November 2017
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SHOULD WE TEACH FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY ABOUT RACE?

ALONDRA NELSON WAS FEATURED IN A WIRED MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY AND RACE

Sociologist Alondra Nelson was featured in an article in Wired Magazine examining the difficulties and pitfall of taking account of a person's race when programming facial recognition software. 

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28 November 2017
By jennifer

Your outrage won’t trickle down to help working-class women

JENNIFER HIRSCH WROTE A PIECE ON SEXUAL MISCONDUCT COMMITTED AGAINST WORKING-CLASS WOMEN FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST

Professor of Sociomedical Sciences Jennifer Hirsch (IRWGS) wrote a piece for the Huffington Post arguing that recent the groundswell of awareness and accountability related to sexual misconduct should encompass the experiences of working-class women.

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21 November 2017
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Want Young People to Vote? Maybe Throw Them a Literal Party

DONALD GREEN'S RESEARCH INTO VOTER MOBILIZATION WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY VICE

Political Scientist Donald Green's research into voter mobilization via festival activities was featured in an article on Vice.

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14 November 2017
By jennifer

THE BIG PICTURE: UNHOLY ALLIANCES

SHAMUS KHAN PUBLISHED A PIECE ON THE DIVIDE BETWEEN ELITIST AND POPULIST ATTITUDES IN CULTURE

Sociology Department Chair Shamus Khan wrote a piece for Public Books on Donald Trump, elitist vs populist attitudes, and culture.

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