Author: lnbressa

The Social Dilemma

Bigotry, Democracy, Discrimination, Mental Health, Racism, Social Media

Author: Jeff Orlowski; Publisher: Netflix; Publication Year: 2020. The following documentary provides an accessible and easily empathizable narrative for many of the consequences of social media. These “dilemmas” can be thought of as a mental…
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On Data Ethics: An Interview with Jacob Metcalf

Ethical Consulting, Ethical Governance

Author: Jeff Kampfe; Publisher: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics; Publication Year: 2018. In the following article, Jeff and Jacob discuss the need for ethicists and social scientists to be employed by big data companies as…
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Key Virtues for Data Science

Compassion, Honesty, Humility, Rigor

Author: Jeff Kempfe; Publisher: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics; Publication Year: 2018. In the following article, Kampfe interviewed people in a variety of careers that all have exposure to data ethics and his goal was…
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The 4 Ethical Theories of Data Ethics Explained.

Deontological Ethics, Social Contract Theory, Utiliarianism, Virtue Ethics

Author: Jay LW; Publisher: Medium; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses how ethics can be evaluated through many lenses. There are many different theories that all might sound a little right when heard by…
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Rethinking when and how to use race appropriately in care delivery

Data Collection, Data Granularity, Data Standardization, Health Data

Author: Jay Bhatt, Heather Nelson, David Veroff, Christine Chang, Jessica Overman; Publisher: Deloitte. Insights; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how part of proper healthcare is the collection of data regarding an individuals health.…
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What Does it Mean to ‘Solve’ the Problem of Discrimination in Hiring? Social, Technical and Legal Perspectives from the UK on Automated Hiring Systems

Automated Hiring Systems, Bias Mitigation, Discrimination, Discriminatory Practices, Economic Inequality, Economic Justice, Hiring, Recruitment

Author: Javier Sánchez-Monedero, Lina Dencik, Lilian Edwards; Publisher: Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency; Publication Year: 2020. The following article describes how discriminatory practices in recruitment and hiring are a persistent problem that affects not…
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Wearable Technologies in Collegiate Sports: The Ethics of Collecting Biometric Data from Student-Athletes

Data Analysis, Data Collection, National Collegiate Athletics Association, NCAA, Wearable Devices

Author: Jason F. Arnold, Robert M. Sade; Publisher: National Library of Medicine; Publication Year: 2017. The following case study describes the development of new technology (wearable devices in this scenario) and how the consequences of…
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The Ethics of Health and Ethnic Identity Through an Asian American Lens

Asian Communities, Individualization, Racial Disparities

Author: Jasmine Jaing; Publisher: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics; Publication Year: 2022. The following article emphasizes the importance of not grouping Asian communities into one monolith. Especially in the health care field, Asian communities tend…
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‘Dark Arts’ and ‘Codebreaker’: The Origins of the Houston Astros Cheating Scheme

Houston Astros, Performance, Profitability

Author: Jared Diamond; Publisher: The Wall Street Journal; Publication Year: 2020. The following article discusses how professional sports teams have started using data analytics more and more over the last decade or so in order…
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