I School Lectures

A linguistic analysis of policy body-camera data from traffic stops reveals race-based differences. How can the findings improve police-community relations?

Dan Gillick proposes a new kind of internet search engine based on neural networks.

An audit study of the 2016 election confirms ethnic bias by local election officials.

With facts and truth increasingly under assault, sifting through the visual information and misinformation is more critical than ever.

The untold history of our modern credit scoring system and how it emerged from a 19th-century surveillance infrastructure with huge archives of personal information.

Online platforms today are being used in deplorably diverse ways. How can technology companies allow the free flow of ideas while reining in abuses?

How should social media police inappropriate speech and anti-social behavior?

As technology finds new users in developing countries, alternative interactions emerge that challenge our design assumptions. Nithya Sambasivan presents her research on designing for human collectives in developing countries, with examples from her prior work in India.

Insight from data science director Danny Ferrante and user research manager Umer Farooq.

In the era of pervasive, connected smart things, cybersecurity depends on the complex social consequences of our security behaviors.

The advent of autonomous vehicles is exciting and alarming. Their success will depend on the driver-vehicle interaction.

How can online social media communities support and empower victims of sexual violence?

Satish Ramachandran is the global head of design at Nutanix, where he applies design to reimagine enterprise computing.

Ryan Freitas is the director of product design for news feeds at Facebook.

Sandeep Bhadra is a venture capitalist at Menlo Ventures. His talk will describe what venture capital firms look for in potential investment candidates, and ‘long-term greedy’ strategies for founders when raising capital

Jeff Jonas is an acclaimed data scientist who thrives on solving some of the world’s most complex business challenges.

From Gamergate to revenge porn, cyberharassment and abuse disproportionately target women — often with devastating consequences. Join this expert panel to discuss how we can make a meaningful contribution to a gender-equal internet.

Christian Marc Schmidt is principal and founder of Schema, a creative design and technology studio focused on the intersection of interaction design and data visualization.