danah boyd

@zephoria.bsky.social

STS researcher who likes to look at things sideways. Founded Data & Society.
Topics: Census | Youth | Data | Society

Professor of Communication, Cornell
https://made-not-found-by-danah-boyd.ghost.io

@emilytav.bsky.socialReposted by @zephoria.bsky.social

Everyone should read @zephoria.bsky.social’s new book — it’s a story about how the census survived the last wave of attacks.

press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social

NEW: Trump wants to transform the 2030 census in ways that'd dramatically skew representation. So we asked you to send us your questions. And we invited an expert on the census, who just published a new book interviewing 100s of census workers, to answer you. I learned a ton reading her replies:

boltsmag.orgTrump's Attempts to Control the Census: Your Questions Answered - BoltsThe Trump administration plans to upend the census. They’re proposing to exclude noncitizens from the count that determines the distribution of congressional seats, a move that would subtract politica...
press.uchicago.eduData Are Made, Not FoundAn eye-opening story of the people who make the census, the United States’ largest and most consequential dataset, and the growing threats to their crucial work. By many measures, the US census is the...
@aramsinn.bsky.socialReposted by @zephoria.bsky.social

DC people, mark your calendars. The amazing @zephoria.bsky.social will be visiting American University on Oct 29th to discuss her new book "Data Are Made, Not Found." It's free and open to the public, but tickets are limited, so get yours now:

@zephoria.bsky.social

I got to honor civil servants & census geeks during the 1st week of book tour. At @politicsprose.bsky.social, I asked all who worked on the 2020 census to stand up. The majority of the room did. The look of gratitude on Al Fontenot's face was priceless. I was teary eyed. Democracy takes a village.

@zephoria.bsky.social

Grammar junkies debate this often. For me, what’s most important is how civil servants at the bureau use the term. While there’s so flex when speaking with the public, civil servants always use data in the plural.

@drkatedevlin.bsky.socialReposted by @zephoria.bsky.social

Us for years: "tech companies should be more responsible" Tech for years: "move fast and break things!" Tech now: "someone please stop us" Us now: "we've been asking you to be more responsible for years" The media now: "why are you criticising these tech guys they are so scared and afraid?"

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