Trends, Data, and Information

In this episode, host Danielle Deveau interviews Dr. Anindya Sen, a Professor of Economics at the University of Waterloo about statistical trends: how we use them, how we recognize them, and what kind of rhetorical power do they exercise. The we hear from 4 undergraduates at the University of Waterloo about their note-taking habits, in order to understand more about how they think about knowledge in a world where information is instantly available and seemingly limitless.

What is Unsettling Trends?

Conversations about big data, ways of knowing, cultural change, and reimagined communities.