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Upon reflecting on the discussions we had this week, I’ve learned a little about parts of the world whose voices are rarely heard. Most of the social justice issues such as human trafficking, forced prostitutions, violence against women, and socioeconomic inequality are devastating developing countries whose voices we rarely hear compared to other powerful nations.Continue reading “Social Issues”

The term ‘education gap’ or ‘achievement gap’ refers to the disparity in academic performance between students, taking into account the social economic level of the student’s family, race, background, and location of schools. Many researches have shown the correlation between students achievement gap and to race, income level, and family background. These gaps are alsoContinue reading “Education Gap”

In the reading Banker To The Poor : Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty by Yunus, Grameen sets their interest rates at 20% per year. In my vague understanding of banks and economics, such high interest rates makes loans more expansive, therefore fewer people can borrow the money. I think that also encourages theContinue reading “Microfinance”

In parts of the world, many people are suffering because of fixed mindsets. In the book, Half The Sky, the women are socially unprivileged and are treated as objects to be used. In parts of the world, such mindsets are built into their culture. To empower women and to educate people, local leaders like MukhtarContinue reading “Changing Mindsets”

There are estimated 20-40 million people in slavery today. That is an extremely large portion of the world’s population- and those people are enslaved in the 21st century! Today, it is not about literally owning a person- although it still happens- but more about taking advantage of the lesser and controlling their lives. How comeContinue reading “Modern Slaves”

We live in a world where algorithms are increasingly affecting our lives. Whether we can get a job, where to go to school, or even if we can get health insurance- the decisions are no longer made by humans, but by mathematical models. In theory, this would eliminate bias and would be fair for everyone.Continue reading “The Future and WMDs”

Weapons of Math Destruction are mathematical models that influence many lives, such as the examples shown by O’Neil- college rankings, online advertising that leads people to take loans, use of algorithms to sentence criminals, use of crime predictor to allocate police faster, and use of algorithms and biased models for employments. These WMDs produce negativesContinue reading “Blog Post #2 – WMD and Feedback Loops”

From the stand point of social justice, a mathematical model or algorithm seeks to quantify traits or characteristics of individuals or groups to reinforce positive outcomes for society. For example, a simple model like interacting with my friends. Some friends likes jokes, some are more serious, and some are more relaxed, so when interacting with […]Continue reading “What is a model? — David J’s LC Blog”

From the stand point of social justice, a mathematical model or algorithm seeks to quantify traits or characteristics of individuals or groups to reinforce positive outcomes for society. For example, a simple model like interacting with my friends. Some friends likes jokes, some are more serious, and some are more relaxed, so when interacting withContinue reading “What is a model?”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.