[FRIAM] My Course on BIG DATA

[George Duncan]

I encourage you to enroll in the RENESAN course on BIG DATA that I will
teach online during March. The course information is below. To learn about
RENESAN and its Spring course offerings see http://renesan.org.
<http://renesan.org/?fbclid=IwAR02LQAUH4-dMtt5VPjki9g1o-bhRvsl-ToPZHRLhq1p3X0oc3kXmlA2HDs>
MATHEMATICS MATH S21-01 Data Rights and Wrongs
Instructor: George Duncan Zoom Format: Presentation Wednesday: Mar 17, 24,
31 1–3PM 3 sessions: $60
Data, especially Big Data measured in terabytes of terabytes, is no longer
restricted to scientists, economists, policy analysts, and other
specialists. Instead, it has become ubiquitous, affecting — even shaping —
our personal, professional, and political lives. This course will examine
the ethics of Big Data and the search for truth in a media-saturated age.
We will explore answers to the question: How can we ensure the beneficial
uses of Big Data (“Data Rights”) while avoiding its harmful uses (“Data
Wrongs”)? Data Rights provide the foundation for evidence-based
decision-making and include issues of data access, open data, privacy, and
confidentiality. Data Wrongs subvert ethical decision-making and encompass
data practices that are inadequate, faux, biased, and ignore inherent
uncertainty. Do not be daunted: This course requires no background in
mathematics or statistics.
George Duncan is Emeritus Professor of Statistics and Public Policy at
Carnegie Mellon University. He earned BS and MS degrees at the University
of Chicago and a PhD at the University of Minnesota. He is a Fellow of the
American Statistical Association, the Royal Statistical Society, and the
American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was a Peace Corps
Volunteer in the Philippines and serves on the Board of Trustees of the
Museum of New Mexico Foundation. His most recent course for RENESAN was
“Citizen Politics and Political Polling” in Fall 2020.
George Duncan
Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University
georgeduncanart.com
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My art theme: Dynamic exposition of the tension between matrix order and
luminous chaos.

"Attempt what is not certain. Certainty may or may not come later. It may
then be a valuable delusion."
>From "Notes to myself on beginning a painting" by Richard Diebenkorn.

"It's that knife-edge of uncertainty where we come alive to our truest
power." Joanna Macy.
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