Hi all - sharing this lecture that may be of interest
Please join us Tuesday, March 15 at 3 pm, when Dr. Safiya U. Noble will deliver the 2022 Annual NLM Lecture on Science, Technology, and Society, entitled, "Taking on Big Tech: New Paradigms for New Possibilities." The lecture will be videocast and is open to all https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=44648.
Dr. Noble is an internet studies scholar and Professor of Gender Studies and African American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where she serves as the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry (C2i2). In 2021, she was recognized as a MacArthur Foundation Fellow (also known as the "Genius Award") for her ground-breaking work on algorithmic discrimination.
NLM is pleased to host Dr. Noble for this annual series, which aims to raise awareness and spark conversations about the intersection of societal and ethical considerations with the conduct of biomedical research and the use of advanced technologies.
The landscape of information is rapidly shifting as new demands are increasing investment in digital technologies. Yet, critical scholars continue to demonstrate how many technologies are shaped by and infused with values that are not impartial, disembodied, or lacking positionality. Technologies hold racial, gender, and class politics. In this talk, Dr. Noble will discuss new insights stemming from her recent book, Algorithms of Oppression, and posit emerging work that explores the impact of commercial technologies on the public.
This lecture is sponsored by Dr. Michael Huerta, Associate Director of the National Library of Medicine and Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives. This lecture will be live-streamed globally, and subsequently archived, by NIH videocasting: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=44648. ASL interpretation is available at this link: https://videocast.nih.gov/live=44806
Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact Maryam Zaringhalam, maryam.zaringhalam@nih.gov and/or the Federal Relay at 1-800-877-8339. Requests should be made five days in advance.
Submit questions during the meeting to: maryam.zaringhalam@nih.gov.
Event contact:
Maryam Zaringhalam, PhD
NLM Data Science & Open Science Officer
Office of Strategic Initiatives
National Library of Medicine, NIH
(301) 827-2420
maryam.zaringhalam@nih.gov