Information Ecosystems: A Sawyer Seminar at the University of Pittsburgh

The interviewees in this episode are Alison Langmead, Lara Putnam, and Annette Vee, the Leadership Team of the Information Ecosystems Sawyer Seminar. The interviewer is Erin O'Rourke. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu, where listeners can find a calendar of public events from September 2019 to May 2020. Our blog scan be found at https://medium.com/information-ecosystems, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. The podcast team includes Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Jane Rohrer, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf, along with support from the organizers and leadership team of this Mellon Sawyer Seminar. This episode was recorded in the WPTS studio at the University of Pittsburgh, with special assistance by Dan Kubis and Gregory Weston. This podcast is produced from the community surrounding a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Matthew Jones. The interviewer is Sarah Reiff Conell. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu, where listeners can find a calendar of public events from September 2019 to May 2020. Our blog can be found at https://medium.com/information-ecosystems, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Jones' website is http://www.columbia.edu/~mj340/, and he can be found on Twitter at @nescioquid. This episode was recorded on October 11, 2019. The podcast team includes Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Jane Rohrer, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf, along with support from the organizers and leadership team of this Mellon Sawyer Seminar. This episode was recorded at the University Center for Teaching and Learning, with special assistance from Max Glider.   This podcast is produced from the community surrounding a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Sabina Leonelli. The interviewer is Jane Rohrer. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu, where listeners can find a calendar of public events from September 2019 to May 2020. Our blog can be found at https://medium.com/information-ecosystems, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Leonelli's website is https://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/sociology/staff/leonelli/.  She can be also found on Twitter at @SabinaLeonelli. This episode was recorded on November 15, 2019. The podcast team includes Jane Rohrer, Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf, along with support from the organizers and leadership team of this Mellon Sawyer Seminar. This episode was recorded at the University Center for Teaching and Learning, with special assistance from Max Glider. This podcast is produced from the community surrounding a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Richard Marciano. The interviewer is Shack Hackney. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu, where listeners can find a calendar of public events from September 2019 to May 2020. Our blog can be found at  https://medium.com/information-ecosystems, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Marciano’s website is https://isr.umd.edu/clark/faculty/1175/Richard-Marciano and he can be found on Twitter at @MarcianoRichard. This episode was recorded on November 01, 2019. The podcast team includes Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Erin O'Rourke, Jane Rohrer, and Briana Wipf, along with support from the organizers and leadership team of this Mellon Sawyer Seminar. This episode was recorded at the University Center for Teaching and Learning, with special assistance from Max Glider. This podcast is produced from the community surrounding a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Ted Underwood. The interviewer is Briana Wipf. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu, where listeners can find a calendar of public events from September 2019 to May 2020. Our blog can be found at https://medium.com/information-ecosystems, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Underwood's website is https://english.illinois.edu/directory/profile/tunder, and he can be found on Twitter at @Ted_Underwood. This episode was recorded on January 6, 2020. The podcast team includes Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Jane Rohrer, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf, along with support from the organizers and leadership team of this Mellon Sawyer Seminar. This episode was recorded at the University Center for Teaching and Learning, with special assistance from Max Glider. This episode was edited by Shack Hackney.   This podcast is produced from the community surrounding a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Mario Khreiche. The interviewer is Jane Rohrer. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu, where listeners can also see a calendar of public events from September 2019 to May 2020. Our blog can be found at https://medium.com/information-ecosystems, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Khreiche's website is https://www.mariokhreiche.com/. This episode was recorded on November 20, 2019. The podcast team includes Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Jane Rohrer, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf, along with support from the organizers and leadership team of this Mellon Sawyer Seminar. This episode was recorded at the University Center for Teaching and Learning, with special assistance from Max Glider. This episode was edited by Shack Hackney. This podcast is produced from the community surrounding a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Sandra González-Bailón. The interviewer is Briana Wipf. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu, where listeners can find a calendar of public events from September 2019 to May 2020. Our blog can be found at   https://medium.com/information-ecosystems, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. González-Bailón's website is https://www.asc.upenn.edu/node/648. This episode was recorded on December 6, 2019. The podcast team includes Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Jane Rohrer, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf, along with support from the organizers and leadership team of this Mellon Sawyer Seminar. This episode was recorded at the University Center for Teaching and Learning, with special assistance from Max Glider. This podcast is produced from the community surrounding a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Jo Guldi. The interviewer is Briana Wipf. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu, where listeners can find a calendar of public events from September 2019 to May 2020. Our blog can be found at https://medium.com/information-ecosystems, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Guldi's website is https://www.joguldi.com/. This episode was recorded on January 10, 2020. The podcast team includes Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Jane Rohrer, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf, along with support from the organizers and leadership team of this Mellon Sawyer Seminar. This episode was recorded at the University Center for Teaching and Learning, with special assistance from Max Glider. This podcast is produced from the community surrounding a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble. The interviewer is Erin O'Rourke. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu. The events are currently on hiatus, but we plan to continue publishing podcasts of the past seminars until they are all posted. We hope to resume the public convenings come Fall 2021. Our blog can be found at https://medium.com/information-ecosystems, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Noble's website is https://www.safiyaunoble.com. This episode was recorded on January 24, 2020. The podcast team includes Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Jane Rohrer, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf, along with support from the organizers and leadership team of this Mellon Sawyer Seminar. This episode was recorded at the University Center for Teaching and Learning, with special assistance from Max Glider. This podcast is produced from the community surrounding a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Matthew Lincoln. The interviewer is Jane Rohrer. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu. The events are currently on hiatus, but we plan to continue publishing podcasts of the past seminars until they are all posted. We hope to resume the public convenings come Fall 2021. Our blog can be found at https://medium.com/information-ecosystems, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Lincoln’s website is https://matthewlincoln.net/. This episode was recorded on February 11, 2020. The podcast team includes Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Jane Rohrer, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf, along with support from the organizers and leadership team of this Mellon Sawyer Seminar. This episode was recorded at the University Center for Teaching and Learning, with special assistance from Max Glider. This podcast is produced from the community surrounding a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Matthew Edney. The interviewer is Briana Wipf. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu, where listeners can find a calendar of public events from September 2019 to May 2020. Our blog can be found at https://medium.com/information-ecosystems, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Edney's website is https://www.mappingasprocess.net/. This episode was recorded on March 9, 2020. The podcast team includes Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Jane Rohrer, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf, along with support from the organizers and leadership team of this Mellon Sawyer Seminar. This episode was recorded at the University Center for Teaching and Learning, with special assistance from Max Glider. This podcast is produced from the community surrounding a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Edouard Machery. The interviewer is Sarah Reiff Conell. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu, where listeners can find a calendar of public events from September 2019 to May 2020. Our blog can be found at https://medium.com/information-ecosystems, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Machery's website is https://www.edouardmachery.com/. This episode was recorded on February 26, 2020. The podcast team includes Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Jane Rohrer, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf, along with support from the organizers and leadership team of this Mellon Sawyer Seminar. This episode was recorded at the University Center for Teaching and Learning, with special assistance from Max Glider. This podcast is produced from the community surrounding a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Colin Allen. The interviewer is Briana Wipf. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu, where listeners can find a calendar of public events from September 2019 to May 2020. Our blog can be found at https://medium.com/information-ecosystems, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Allen's website is http://colinallen.dnsalias.org/. This episode was recorded on February 28, 2020. The podcast team includes Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Jane Rohrer, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf, along with support from the organizers and leadership team of this Mellon Sawyer Seminar. This episode was recorded at the University Center for Teaching and Learning, with special assistance from Max Glider. This podcast is produced from the community surrounding a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Lyneise Williams. The interviewer is Sarah Reiff Conell. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu, where listeners can find a calendar of public events from September 2019 to May 2020. Our blog can be found at https://infoeco.hcommons.org/, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Williams' website is https://art.unc.edu/people/art-history-faculty/lyneise-williams/. This episode was recorded on March 6, 2020. The podcast team includes Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Jane Rohrer, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf, along with support from the organizers and leadership team of this Mellon Sawyer Seminar. This episode was recorded at the University Center for Teaching and Learning, with special assistance from Max Glider. This podcast is produced from the community surrounding a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Melissa Finucane. The interviewer is Briana Wipf. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu, where listeners can find more information about the Sawyer Seminar. Our blog can be found at https://infoeco.hcommons.org/, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Finucane’s website is https://www.rand.org/about/people/f/finucane_melissa_l.html. This episode was recorded on November 19, 2020.   The podcast team includes Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Jane Rohrer, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf, along with support from the organizers and leadership team of this Mellon Sawyer Seminar.    This podcast is produced from the community who participated a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Bill Rankin. The interviewer is Jane Rohrer. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu where listeners can find more information about our work. Our blog can be found at https://infoeco.hcommons.org/, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Professor Rankin’s website is http://www.radicalcartography.net/. This episode was recorded on December 14, 2020. The podcast team includes Jane Rohrer, Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf. This podcast is produced from the community who participated a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Christopher Phillips. The interviewer is Jane Rohrer. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu where listeners can find more information about our work. Our blog can be found at https://infoeco.hcommons.org/, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Professor Phillips' website is http://christopherjphillips.com. You can find him on twitter at @cjphillips100. This episode was recorded on March 17, 2021. The podcast team includes Jane Rohrer, Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf. This podcast is produced from the community who participated in a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.  

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Chris Gilliard. The interviewer is Jane Rohrer. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu, where listeners can find more information about our work. Our blog can be found at https://infoeco.hcommons.org/, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Gilliard's website is https://hypervisible.com. The podcast team includes Jane Rohrer, Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf. This podcast is produced from the community who participated a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Lara Putnam. The interviewer is Jane Rohrer. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu where listeners can find more information about our work. Our blog can be found at https://infoeco.hcommons.org/, and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Putnam’s work can be found here: http://www.history.pitt.edu/people/lara-putnam. This episode was recorded on April 2, 2021.  The podcast team includes Jane Rohrer, Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf. This podcast is produced from the community who participated a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The interviewee in this episode is Dr. Annette Vee. The interviewer is Jane Rohrer. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu where listeners can find more information about our work. Our blog can be found at https://infoeco.hcommons.org/,  and our Twitter account is @Info_Ecosystems. Dr. Vee’s website is http://www.annettevee.com/. This episode was recorded on April 5, 2021. The podcast team includes Jane Rohrer, Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf. This podcast is produced from the community who participated a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

The co-hosts for this episode are Mario Khreiche and Jane Rohrer. The website for the seminar can be found at https://infoecosystems.pitt.edu. More about Dr. Khreiche's work can be found here:  https://www.mariokhreiche.com/. More about Jane Rohrer's work can be found here: https://www.janevirginiarohrer.com/.   The podcast team includes Jane Rohrer, Sarah Reiff Conell, Shack Hackney, Erin O'Rourke, and Briana Wipf.   This podcast is produced from the community who participated a 2019-2020 Sawyer Seminar funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh. Our group seeks to advance critical understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences.

Welcome to the first episode of the second season of the Information Ecosystems podcast! We are happy to present a conversation between Alison Langmead and Nora Mattern, two active leader-participants in this community who discuss recent changes to this project and ideas for the future. This season, the podcast is being produced in affiliation with the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh. The website for the Information Ecosystems project is https://infoeco.hcommons.org/, and the website for the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh is https://yearofdataandsociety.pitt.edu/. The list of funded projects is at https://www.yearofdataandsociety.pitt.edu/funding-opportunity/funded-projects. More examples of digital storytelling during the Year of Data and Society are at https://www.yearofdataandsociety.pitt.edu/news-full.  This episode was recorded on Dec. 15, 2021. The Information Ecosystems project seeks to advance a deeply powerful understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences. At a moment when societies are in urgent need of guidance to navigate rapidly shifting digital terrain, we are coming together to build a deep understanding of the social and political life of data.

The interviewees in this episode are Alice Feng and Jonathan Schwabish. The interviewer is Briana Wipf, and the group discusses contemporary issues of equity awareness in data visualization practices.   Follow Alice Feng on Twitter @fleecealeece. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @jschwabish. The "Do No Harm Guide" can be found at https://www.urban.org/research/publication/do-no-harm-guide-applying-equity-awareness-data-visualization. This episode was recorded on January 7, 2022.    This season of the Information Ecosystems podcast is being produced in affiliation with the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh. The website for the Information Ecosystems project is https://infoeco.hcommons.org/, and the website for the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh is https://yearofdataandsociety.pitt.edu/.    The Information Ecosystems project seeks to advance a deeply powerful understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences. At a moment when societies are in urgent need of guidance to navigate rapidly shifting digital terrain, we are coming together to build a deep understanding of the social and political life of data. 

The interviewee in this episode is Mark Hereward. The interviewer is Briana Wipf, and the pair discuss data governance and ethics, particularly the tension between privacy and specificity. For more about Hereward's projects with UNICEF, visit www.RD4C.org, and to read the report Progress for Every Child, visit https://www.unicef.org/reports/progress-for-every-child-in-the-sdg-era-2019. This episode was recorded on November 26, 2021.   This season of the Information Ecosystems podcast is being produced in affiliation with the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh. The website for the Information Ecosystems project is https://infoeco.hcommons.org/, and the website for the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh is https://yearofdataandsociety.pitt.edu/.    The Information Ecosystems project seeks to advance a deeply powerful understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences. At a moment when societies are in urgent need of guidance to navigate rapidly shifting digital terrain, we are coming together to build a deep understanding of the social and political life of data. 

The interviewee in this episode is Sharon Leon. The interviewer is Briana Wipf. This season of the Information Ecosystems podcast is being produced in affiliation with the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh. The website for the Information Ecosystems project is https://infoeco.hcommons.org/, and the website for the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh is https://yearofdataandsociety.pitt.edu/. For more about Leon's work, visit https://history.msu.edu/people/faculty/sharon-leon/. For more about the Jesuit Plantation Project II, visit http://jesuitplantationproject.org/s/jpp/page/welcome. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, February 23, 2022.   The Information Ecosystems project seeks to advance a deeply powerful understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences. At a moment when societies are in urgent need of guidance to navigate rapidly shifting digital terrain, we are coming together to build a deep understanding of the social and political life of data.  

The interviewee in this episode is Marcia Rapchak. The interviewer is Briana Wipf. The conversation for this episode focuses on the ethics surrounding the collection of student data by learning management systems.  This season of the Information Ecosystems podcast is being produced in affiliation with the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh. The website for the Information Ecosystems project is https://infoeco.hcommons.org/, and the website for the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh is https://yearofdataandsociety.pitt.edu/. For more about Rapchak's work, visit https://www.sci.pitt.edu/people/marcia-rapchak. This episode was recorded on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. The Information Ecosystems project seeks to advance a deeply powerful understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences. At a moment when societies are in urgent need of guidance to navigate rapidly shifting digital terrain, we are coming together to build a deep understanding of the social and political life of data.

Sustaining digital projects can be challenging. In today's episode, four Pitt researchers discuss why, and why it's so important to try.  The interviewees in this episode are Judy L. Cameron, Abhishek Viswanathan, Bridget Keown and Sera Linardi. The interviewer is Briana Wipf. This season of the Information Ecosystems podcast is being produced in affiliation with the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh. The website for the Information Ecosystems project is https://infoeco.hcommons.org/, and the website for the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh is https://yearofdataandsociety.pitt.edu/.   To learn more about the guests' funded projects, visit https://www.yearofdataandsociety.pitt.edu/funding-opportunity/funded-projects. This episode was recorded on Friday, March 25, 2022.   The Information Ecosystems project seeks to advance a deeply powerful understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences. At a moment when societies are in urgent need of guidance to navigate rapidly shifting digital terrain, we are coming together to build a deep understanding of the social and political life of data.   

A digital humanities librarian, project manager and researcher, philosopher, and law professor walk into a podcast... Hear what happens in today's episode, which features four members of the Year of Data and Society Steering Committee: Tyrica Terry-Kapral, Liz Monk, Lisa Parker, and Mike Madison. The interviewer is Briana Wipf. This season of the Information Ecosystems podcast is being produced in affiliation with the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh. The website for the Information Ecosystems project is https://infoeco.hcommons.org/, and the website for the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh is https://yearofdataandsociety.pitt.edu/.   For more about Terry-Kapral's work, visit https://cadatpitt.github.io/. For more about Lisa Parker's work, visit https://bioethics.pitt.edu/people/lisa-s-parker-phd. For more about Liz Monk's work, visit https://ucsur.pitt.edu/index.php. For more about Mike Madison, visit https://www.law.pitt.edu/people/michael-j-madison. Give his podcast a listen at https://omny.fm/shows/future-law-podcast-1.   Interviews for this episode were recorded between March 22, and April 4, 2022.  The Information Ecosystems project seeks to advance a deeply powerful understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences. At a moment when societies are in urgent need of guidance to navigate rapidly shifting digital terrain, we are coming together to build a deep understanding of the social and political life of data.   

Today's episode follows a project undertaken by Homewood Youth-Powered and Engaged (HYPE) Media to research and write a comprehensive Wikipedia page for Westinghouse High School in Pittsburgh. Stops along the way include discussions about information, power and the Internet; interdisciplinarity in community-engaged work; and the experience of the students involved in the project. The interviewer, Briana Wipf, speaks to Dr. Khirsten L. Scott, Elise Silva, Dr. Jaime Booth and students at the Westinghouse Highschool in Pittsburgh about their work on this important initiative.  To learn more about Dr. Scott's work, including HYPE Media, visit https://khirstenlscott.com/ and https://www.composition.pitt.edu/people/khirsten-l-scott. For more about Elise Silva's work, visit https://composition.pitt.edu/people/elise-silva. For more about Dr. Booth's work, visit https://www.socialwork.pitt.edu/people/jaime-booth. Students of Westinghouse High School who are members are HYPE Media and who worked on this project include La'Niya Brown, Kayla Butler, Sanai Carey, Nadia Dixon, Kamiyah Hall, Teresia Luster, and Amber Taylor. Visit the Westinghouse High School Wikipedia page at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westinghouse_High_School_(Pittsburgh).     Interviews for this episode were recorded on April 3 and April 4, 2022.  This season of the Information Ecosystems podcast is being produced in affiliation with the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh. The website for the Information Ecosystems project is https://infoeco.hcommons.org/, and the website for the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh is https://yearofdataandsociety.pitt.edu/.   The Information Ecosystems project seeks to advance a deeply powerful understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences. At a moment when societies are in urgent need of guidance to navigate rapidly shifting digital terrain, we are coming together to build a deep understanding of the social and political life of data.   

Welcome to the first episode of the third season of the Information Ecosystem podcast, entitled “Filling the Gaps, Disrupting the Norms: An Introduction to DS4SJ.” This series of the podcast will feature seven episodes that detail the Data Science for Social Justice year-long project at the University of Pittsburgh. It aims to inform people of the relationship between communities, academic institutions and the technological resources available to them.  This episode was hosted and produced by Grace DeLallo, a senior undergraduate student pursuing a Writing major and Political Science minor at the University of Pittsburgh.   Thank you to Sera Linardi, Ron Idoko, and Nora Mattern for contributing to this episode by speaking with us about social justice, data science, DS4SJ, and what they all mean. Information Ecosystems is created in affiliation with the University of Pittsburgh.

Welcome to the second episode of the third season of the Information Ecosystems podcast, created in affiliation with the University of Pittsburgh. This episode, “Imagining and Creating Pathways,” looks at the individual projects that make up the DS4SJ (Data Science 4 Social Justice) ecosystem at Pitt. Members of this community clue us in as to what their participation entails and how it serves the broader seed goals. Thank you to the cohort members and their teams for their diligent work, and thank you to AlisonLangmead for her support of this podcast. PLEASE NOTE: There were significant technical difficulties with a few of the interviews. We very much apologize. Please follow this link for a transcript of this episode. This episode was hosted and produced by Grace DeLallo, a senior undergraduate student pursuing a Writing major and Political Science minor at the University of Pittsburgh.   Thanks also to those who participated in this episode, Bob Gradeck, Eleanor Anderson, Ashlynn Salvage, Kiara Jimenez, Nora Mattern, Natasha Williams, Zarah Glaze and Ivy Chang.

Welcome to the third episode of the third season of the Information Ecosystem podcast, hosted by Grace DeLallo and created in affiliations with the University of Pittsburgh. This episode, “Outside of the Silo,” looks at the interdisciplinary mentoring that can lead to student and community-facing project success. The new Spring 2023 cohort was informally introduced, since the DS4SJ project is expanding to meet the demands of implementing an institutionalized framework and continuing ethical community work. Please follow this link for a transcript of this episode. This episode was hosted and produced by Grace DeLallo, a senior undergraduate student pursuing a Writing major and Political Science minor at the University of Pittsburgh.   Thank you to Brett Say, Emmaline Rial, and Piper Nandorf for agreeing to participate in this episode.

Welcome to the fourth episode of the third season of the Information Ecosystems podcast, hosted by Grace DeLallo and created in affiliation with the University of Pittsburgh. This episode, “Data Ethics with Dr. Katie Shilton,” looks at the implications of data collection and research, and how that process can be more ethical, inspired by a talk Dr. Shilton delivered at the University in December of 2022. The DS4SJ project prioritizes faculty, student, and community relationships, so matching the impact with the intent of projects involving data and research is crucial for empowering communities in the way this framework strives to. Please follow this link for a transcript of this episode. This episode was hosted and produced by Grace DeLallo, a senior undergraduate student pursuing a Writing major and Political Science minor at the University of Pittsburgh.   Thank you to Dr. Shilton for participating in this episode.

Welcome to the fifth and final episode of the third season of the Information Ecosystem podcast, hosted by Grace DeLallo and created in affiliation with the University of Pittsburgh. This episode, “What Have We Learned,” looks at the projects the cohort undertook in this project structure and some of the takeaways, including lessons learned. We look at building ethical relationships, leaving room for transparency, integrating community projects into student work and look at what we can gain through collaboration — all culminating into an outlook for this project and begin to imagine what more we can accomplish with more support and funding. Please follow this link for a transcript of this episode. Thank you to Alison Langmead for supporting this podcast and the DS4SJ PI Sera Linardi for her work in making all of these projects possible.