Author: N/A; Publisher: Berkeley School of Information; Publication Year: 2019. The following article talks about how one student is using data science to better the world. Master of Information and Data Science student and 2019 recipient of the Paul Fasana LGBTQ Studies Fellowship, Christina Papadimitriou is using the fellowship for her research for LGBTQ equality and rights. She has done various works to order to improve…
Author: Tristan Harris, Audrey Tang; Publisher: Your Undivided Attention; Publication Year: 2020. The following podcast episode features Audrey Tang, minister of digital affairs in Taiwan. She is a transgender woman that identifies as “post-gender” and the first non-binary person to hold an executive-level position in Taiwan. In this interview, she discusses how she has helped implement greater data transparency in the government and outlines methods…
Author: Sam Levin; Publisher: The Guardian; Publication Year: 2017. The following article discusses how an artificial intelligence, developed by Stanford University, was used to guess people’s sexualities based on photos of their faces. The algorithm was 81% accurate with men and 74% with women. As many LGBTQ people face discrimination and harassment, the algorithm had a dangerous potential to violate…
Author: Os Keyes, Abraham D. Flaxman; Publisher: Scientific American; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses an overlooked drawback of de-anonymizing Census data, in that transgender individuals living in hostile environments may be criminalized. This does not go solely for those undergoing a shift in gender identity, but their families as well, because places like Texas that can charge families with child abuse if they let…
Author: N/A; Publisher: LGBT Foundation; Publication Year: N/A. The following article is a guide to navigating ethics issues that can arise when performing research (specifically on members of the LGBT community). The guide is split up into 5 sections: 1). Integrity and quality: researchers must ask themselves if they have the skills necessary for this research and whether they have sufficient understanding of the…
Author: Khari Johnson; Publisher: Wired; Publication Year: 2022. The following article identifies an ongoing problem in many search based algorithms in regards to using the correct name for a transgender individual. “Deadnaming” is the incorrect use of an individual’s pre-transition name. He documents how the failure to recognize this flaw in many algorithms including google scholar’s search algorithm has…
Author: Kelsey Campbell; Publisher: Gay TA Science; Publication Year: 2021. In the following talk, Kelsey explains how the cissexism present in society today impacts data science as a field. They give examples from real-life on cissexism’s impact. For example, facial recognition technology has caused several issues for trans people. A trans person’s appearance may change over time, so an algorithm that relies on a static picture of…
Author: N/A; Publisher: TODAY; Publication Year: 2022. The following video discusses how one of the upcoming spaces of virtual reality is dating apps. These apps will revolutionize dating in many ways because people will be able to date from the comfort of their homes. This technology would help individuals feel safer when meeting people online because they wouldn’t have to do so in person. Users can also…
Author: Dan Bouk; Publisher: Wired; Publication Year: 2022. The following article provides what could be considered a history lesson about the U.S. Census. It touches on topics related to accurate collection of data (including measures taken in order to prevent census enumerators or these surveyed from providing fabricated or inaccurate data), but primarily tells the story with a focus on how the word…