Today I participated in a panel for Mind Bytes. Here’s a description:
Projections show that urbanization, combined with the overall growth of the world’s population, could add another 2.5 billion people to urban populations by 2050. Exponential growth in urban density and cities brings numerous challenges and opportunities, both in the short and long term. Various types of data are being collected and analyzed today that may provide answers to the big questions faced by cities in the 21st century. This panel will discuss current and future urban challenges, and how big data and technology is being used and can be used in the future to overcome them.
I covered the need for more focus on social science, in addition to data science, in efforts to help cities grow in equity.
I also got a lot out of a question from the audience about data, tech, privacy and Hollywood— we should do more to engage with audiences of Criminal Minds, CSI, and Person of Interest, and other such shows about the ramifications and reality of the plots and devices.