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Should we Celebrate or Condemn Apple's New Child Protection Measures?

BIDS Faculty Affiliate Hany Farid – a professor at UC Berkeley and a Senior Advisor to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) – recently authored an  opinion piece in Newsweek. ———

As Project Jupyter celebrates 20 years, Fernando Pérez reflects on how it started, open science’s impact and the value of diversity in coding

This article is cross-posted from As Project Jupyter Celebrates 20 Years, Fernando Pérez Reflects On How It Started, Open Science’s Impact and the Value of Diversity in Coding August 19, 2021  |   Rachel Leven and Jon Bashor   |   CDSS News ___________________________

Exploring Geographic Factors of Seattle’s Minimum Wage Law

Fall 2021 BIDS Undergraduate Internships - Apply August 18-30

Data Science Discovery Program Students Help Open Accounting Data from Ancient Mesopotamia

This article is cross-posted from  Data Science Discovery Program Students Help Open Accounting Data from Ancient Mesopotamia  August 9, 2021   |   Jon Bashor   |   CDSS News ___________________________

CRIC Database Brings Machine Learning to Women's Health

This article is cross-posted from  CRIC Database Brings Machine Learning to Women's Health  August 2, 2021   |   Elizabeth Ball   |   LBNL Computational Research News ___________________________

California’s Drought is Getting Worse. Laurel Larsen Explains How Data Science Can Help.

This article is cross-posted from California’s Drought is Getting Worse. In a Q&A, Laurel Larsen Explains How Data Science Can Help.  July 29, 2021  |   Rachel Leven   |   CDSS News ___________________________

COVID-19: We can’t predict what’s next. But here’s what we can do now.

This article is cross-posted from  COVID-19: We can’t predict what’s next. But here’s what we can do now. July 20, 2021  |   Kara Manke  |   Berkeley News ___________________________

BIDS is hiring a new Executive Director

The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) is seeking a new Executive Director. The full online job posting and instructions for applying can be found at this URL: Executive Director (0379U) #21046. The first review date for applications is August 20, 2021.

BIDS Fellow Ángel Mendiola Ross receives ASA's 2021 CUSS Graduate Student Paper Award