Sociología As mentioned in previous posts like the one on "opening raw data", concept that was put forward by Tim Berners Lee in his Ted Talk: "The Year the Data went Worldwide"[2010] and made real by institutions like Google with their Google Public Data Explorer ; there are public institutions like the Great... Seguir leyendo

Sociología There is a lot of information on the benefits of adopting new technologies. It is no surprise that the computer helps us manage cognitive loads or limitations that we have as humans. Computers could be considered cognitive artifacts, Norman says: “those artificial devices that maintain, display, or ... Seguir leyendo

Sociología Read the original @ Design for Social InnovationPIC: NY Times Not long ago, the NY Times published the article: “Digital Keys for Unlocking the Humanities’ Riches”. The article mentions the technological exploration of data coming from the humanities under an alliance between what Patricia Cohen... Seguir leyendo

Sociología On December 2010, Pilar Opazo [Sociology PhD Student in Columbia University's Center on Organizational Innovation] and I [PhD Student Design-Anthro  NC State] decided to launch a workshop with low income workers at INFOCAP [University for low income workers in Chile]. This institution has... Seguir leyendo

Sociología There is already a lot of research in the social sciences [statistical orientation] that yields raw data for further analysis and decision making. Thanks to the exponential growth of the Internet, there is plenty of this data available for us, simple mortals, to use for answering our own res... Seguir leyendo