Category: solution journal
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Fundamentals of Privacy Theory P2: Framing Privacy around a Global Network
New technologies which allows for the flow of information to occur seamlessly between the individual and the public have evolved to now function as the veins through which societies lifeblood flows through. The transmission and gathering of information has become so effortless the boundary between what information is considered private and what information is considered…
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Fundamentals of Privacy Theory P1: Four Westerns Philosophies on Public v. Private Life
The line between what information is considered public and what is considered private is constantly being redrawn. By analyzing the philosophical perspectives behind the concept of private versus public, the advantages and setbacks, and the philosophers behind we begin to understand what is considered public and private domain and how these definitions to our live.…
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My Intro to Data Management: Data Quality
The Genesis of Big Data Technological advances have led to the generation of new types of data from various sources at a rate exponential rate. The upside of this new reality has not been completely determined. We’ve seen early on how “old world” industries like utilities and fashion have begun to use big data but…
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Board of Ancestors| John Dewey on Experience and Philosophy
Reflections on American Education Philosophy Board of Ancestors is a blog series, where I reflect on my role models, my philosophical influences and inspiring peers. It’s part of our Meet the Founder Series. Dewey places himself in the middle of the debate regarding the American education system during the 20thcentury. Dewey urges readers to step…
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Board of Ancestors| A Cooper, a Du Bois, and an Emerson Log into a Chat
Reflections on American Education Philosophies, how they align and differ on the aims of liberal education? During their lives all three thinkers saw a country grew westward, the laws change around who is considered human and an entire country nearly go up in flames due to interstate conflict (civil war, reconstruction, etc.) As the nation…
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Board of Ancestors| Anna J Cooper + The Relationship between Our Reasoning, Feelings, Actions, and Education
Reflections on Anna J. Cooper’s Educational Philosophy on reason, emotions and action. Anna Julia Cooper’s education philosophy centers on the importance of empathy. In the context of education and society more broadly, Cooper discusses the role of “feeling” being an improvement to educational quality rather than a handicap. This directly contrasts the western philosophy of…
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Board of Ancestors | Reflections on W.E.B DuBois and the “Spiritual Strivings” of Black Folk
Anyone of substance in my life, that is anyone I care to share my deepest philosophies with know my deep admiration for the thoughts and woks of WEB DuBois. Du Bois’s Soul of Black Folks is an attempt to coalesce multiple disciplines into a series of essays. Soul of Black Folks is part historical text,…
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Board of Ancestors |Ralph Waldo Emerson: Artifacts of Knowledge
Reflections on an American Scholar “We are not meant to obsess over the literal word of the Bible, as much are we meant to see the divine teach lesson via the soul, through the expression of man in art, music, the spoken word. The lessons of courage, piety, love, wisdom.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (The…
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My Intro to Data Management: Data Preservation
Our data is important for various reasons. Beyond holding potential insights and patterns, data is important because it contains sensitive information about people, people who have trusted us with their privileged information. Data preservation starts with the researcher practicing good data hygiene but it ends with them giving this data to a service like ICPSR…