Chris Wiggins, an associate professor of applied mathematics at Columbia University, is the New York Times’s chief data scientist. He lives in New York City. Matthew L. Jones is a professor of history at Princeton University and has been a Guggenheim Fellow. He lives outside Princeton, New Jersey.
"In a tour-de-force, Wiggins and Jones put data in context so that
we can see the values, politics, and controversies that shape our
present reality. This book is truly a semester-long class bottled
into a narrative fit for vacation."
*Danah Boyd, founder and president, Data & Society Research
Institute*
"Sometimes the best way to understand the present and prepare for
the future is to look to the past. This insight is at the core of
How Data Happened, an ambitious and thoughtful work. Wiggins and
Jones have worked together—as data scientist and historian—to write
a book that will reshape how you will see the relationship between
data and society."
*Matthew J. Salganik, Professor, Department of Sociology, Princeton
University, and author of Bit by Bit: Social Research in the
Digital Age*
"A leading data scientist and a historian of science walk into a
classroom resulting in this ambitious and bold book packed with
stories about the role of data in our society. Wiggins and Jones
plainly and forcefully trace why we ended up with the big data mess
that we have now and what we might do about it. Instead of
platitudes, they argue how today’s fights over surveillance
capitalism, government access to data, and Big Tech could shape the
future of data’s power in society. How Data Happened is a must read
for everyone interested in how data is changing our lives."
*Gina Neff, Executive Director, Minderoo Centre for Technology and
Democracy, University of Cambridge*
"This is the first comprehensive look at the history of data and
how power has played a critical role in shaping the history. It’s a
must read for any data scientist about how we got here and what we
need to do to ensure that data works for everyone."
*DJ Patil, former U.S. Chief Data Scientist*
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