Centre for Social & Cultural Data Science @cscds_mcgill
A multi-disciplinary community of scholars with a shared interest in computational social science at McGill University. cscds.ca McGill University Joined April 2017-
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1/6 📢 Big News! The Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy @mcgillu is officially live! Led by @taylor_owen at the @MaxBellSchool the Centre examines how our digital infrastructure shapes democracy and public life
Our second COVID-19 app briefing looked at the differences between contact tracing and exposure notification. bit.ly/covidapp2
You may have missed our earlier briefings about COVID-19 applications! The first briefing looked at evaluation questions to assess a digital contact tracing/exposure notification application. bit.ly/covidapp1
In part 2 of our facial recognition technology briefings, we discuss conditions for lifting a moratorium on public use of facial recognition technology in Canada. Find the briefing on our site: techinformedpolicy.ca/facial-recogni…
Have you seen the new initiative of @derekruths and @taylor_owen ? @tip_mcgill is doing really interesting work examining the technology underlying critical policy issues in Canada. Their briefings on #FacialRecognition are now out!
Have you seen the new initiative of @derekruths and @taylor_owen ? @tip_mcgill is doing really interesting work examining the technology underlying critical policy issues in Canada. Their briefings on #FacialRecognition are now out!
An important reminder of how important tech understanding and literacy is among policymakers weforum.org/agenda/2019/11…
The recent Twitter hacks are largely a failure of tech culture. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
We are looking for a post-doctoral researcher to join our team! Please check our website for details 🖥🌱🔍🦠 mediaecosystemobservatory.com/Work-with-us
A post-doc position is available with the @MediaEcosystem . More information here: cscds.ca/news/post-doc-…
Who deserves government aid during the #COVID19 pandemic? We surveyed Canadians & asked them what they thought. New findings 👉👉 osf.io/eyvhj/
In an op-ed in the @globeandmail, @derekruths takes a look at the new Canadian contact tracing app plan, privacy and his hopes that Canadians will adopt it.
In an op-ed in the @globeandmail, @derekruths takes a look at the new Canadian contact tracing app plan, privacy and his hopes that Canadians will adopt it.
Accurate data is crucial in understanding structural issues, including the impact of police brutality and abuse of power. PODS is compiling resources for those interested in learning more about the issue. ⤵️ #BlackLivesMatter policyanddatascience.org/dataandjustice
A statement by the PODS Program. For additional notes, please see: policyanddatascience.org/statement
thanks to a seed grant from @cscds_mcgill that resulted in this student-led project on music curation and @Spotify: txtlab.org/2020/05/are-yo…
The course description for COMP 598: Intro to Data Science with @derekruths has been posted. Open to undergrads! bit.ly/comp598
Do you know a young woman who has finished 10th or 11th grade? Check out this program!
Do you know a young woman who has finished 10th or 11th grade? Check out this program!
Quarantined? Learn to code! See what @derekruths has to say about it at: bit.ly/quarantinecode. (This is Derek's first article on @Medium. Please check it out and clap for it!)
A piece in CBC about our finding that Canadians are showing marked unity in their response to #covid - even across political lines. And it's making a difference. cbc.ca/news/canada/op…
Media Ecosystem Observatory is looking for two research analysts. They focus on combining social media and survey data collection methods to produce high-quality, original, and insightful research into a range of social phenomena. Deadline Saturday! mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/…
Great news! We've begun uploading videos of the talks from the #CSCDSExpo to our brand new YouTube page! bit.ly/CSCDSyoutube Three are up. More to come!

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