Module 1 Readings

For links that take you to the Temple library, search for the article title using Summon. Check the syllabus for more information.

Session 1: August 31

• Data Science and Prediction (Dhar)  (This link will take you to the library page.  Type in the title and view the PDF for the article)
• Three Science Words We Should Stop Using (Allain)

Session 2: September 7

• I’m Beating the NSA to the Punch by Spying on Myself (Stein)
• What the NSA Wants to Know About Your Phone Calls (Di Justo)
• The Ashley Madison Hack Is Only the Beginning (Aguilar)
• What the Fox Knows (Silver)
• Open Data (Wikipedia)
• In Search of America’s Best Burrito (Silver)

Session 3: September 14

• Bubble Trouble: Is Web Personalization Turning Us into Solipsistic Twits? (Weisberg)
• The Hidden Biases in Big Data (Crawford)
• In Data We Trust (Hayes)