Today, we're releasing @untildatabase, a community-led database of Palestinians killed in the Israeli assault on Gaza. Check it out at until.radicaldata.org
To support the work (through translations, sources, testimonials, design etc) write to us here or on the contact form 🇵🇸
AI journalism has a hype problem. To move past the cycle of reacting to each story, @sayashk and I analyzed over 50 pieces from 5 prominent outlets. We've compiled a list of recurring pitfalls that readers should watch out for and journalists should avoid. aisnakeoil.substack.com/p/ei…
TOMORROW: Tech workers are organizing to stop their companies from enabling Israeli violence against Palestinians — and they want to share their successes and challenges, next steps, and their vision for the future with you!
Register: bit.ly/techforpalestine#NoTechForApartheid
Even on a day of celebration, its a reminder that 1) being queer and looking different is still hard and 2) some people hold a violence so present that they can release it at us in <1 second.
Today Jo will be talking about our work, heartbreaks with big tech and why the 'data for good' movement needs to think a little harder about what 'good' means. Chuffed to be sharing our thoughts at @DA4SG's #goodtechfest alongside organisations like @DataKind and @TheGovLab
In the post-fake-news era, can we continue to trust in the digital world? At @DAZ_DigitalArt in Zurich, Radical Data capitán Jo Kroese (@joekroese) joined a panel of experts to find out if we can - and if we should.
New article by @forbes_nico at radicaldata.org/daz-2021
I made a bot that leaves a comment on any solid images found in the #blacklivesmatter tag on IG. Hope this will help clear up the hashtag and allow info to be found easily. I might need help scaling it, will put on GitHub soon #BlackTechTwitter
It’s the 200th anniversary Florence Nightingale’s birth. She was the first woman to be a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society - here’s her application form which I took a photo of when I worked there. We can see her data driven approach today in how we respond to Covid-19
I’ve done a few projects in ocean science and can confirm: it's a great area for data scientists and techies to contribute to protecting the environment.
And this looks like a cool way to start getting amongst it:
mothershipmissions.com/thebi…#dataforgood#aiforgood#TechForGood
3.8m registrations between the 2019 election being called and the deadline.
31% more than 2017 election registration period, despite being 6 days shorter.
With ~36.9% already-registered voters updating details, that is over 2.4m new registered voters - in 29 days! 🗳️🎉 #GE2019