We think that discussing the ethics and impacts of data science is important, but also, kind of fun? There’s a lot of good writing out there and one of the most important principles (even in our own ethical principles for data scientists) is to discuss and debate the ethical questions. We hope this will help people gain the tools they need to think about this in their jobs or in DataKind projects, or in encountering algorithmic tools in their everyday life. But if all you get out of it is some friendly discussion over a coffee or beer, that’s also good.
Nope. We’ll have a mix of technical and non-technical reading material. The aim is to think about data science in a context of ethical impacts and consequences - and that affects everybody!
Nope. See above. but if you are, we’d love to have you!
No - the aim is to have different pieces that are of different lengths, not just books but articles, blogs, even videos. Choose what you want!
Definitely not. We’re aiming to find free resources whenever possible, but at most one paid-for thing per session. And we encourage sharing copies around, going to local libraries, etc. We don’t encourage pirating, we like authors writing things and want them to get paid for it!
We will be hosting an online group alongside the in-person event - if you’d like to join remotely, please select the ‘remote bookclub’ option from the ticket options. We’ll also be live tweeting using the hashtag #DKbookclub and taking comments/questions. AND/OR: We also have an in-person event in Edinburgh! see [link].
We love suggestions! Tell us at [email].