Data Management Courses

Better Forecasting Our Ecological Future - Taming Big Data with Big Theory

Explore how big data and theoretical frameworks can improve ecological forecasting and our understanding of complex ecosystems and their future.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Practice Makes Perfect - Learning from Massive Data

Explore how computers learn from massive data to perform tasks like spelling correction and translation, rivaling human capabilities through example-based learning.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Big Data, Global Development, and Complex Systems

Explore how big data from everyday technologies can reveal human behavior patterns and societal trends, with applications in global development, health, and socioeconomic analysis.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Crowdsourced Wearable Data and Citizen Science for Public Health Research

Explore the potential of crowdsourced wearable data and citizen science in advancing public health research, uncovering new insights and methodologies for population-level health monitoring.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Trustworthy Network Science - Measuring Instability and Reliability in Data Algorithms

Explore network science methodologies, focusing on measuring instability, data algorithms, embedding methods, and reliability metrics for robust analysis and insights.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Community Detection and Data Topology in Network Science

Exploring network science and mathematical approaches to uncover hidden structures in complex data. Discusses community detection, data topology, and applications in social networks and opinion dynamics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Data Feminism: Surfacing Invisible Labor in Quantitative Literary Studies - Part 1

Exploring data feminism's role in digital humanities, revealing hidden historical influences and cultural significance through computational analysis of texts, challenging traditional narratives and power structures.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World

Learn to navigate the tidal wave of misinformation in our data-driven world. Discover techniques for skepticism, identifying fake news, and understanding the role of networks in spreading disinformation.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

What Is Feminist Data Science? - Incorporating Feminist Thinking into Data-Driven Research

Explore feminist data science principles and their application in humanities research, including case studies on women's invisible labor, Black activism, and innovative data visualization techniques.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Upping Your Data Viz Game - Effective Storytelling and Visualization Techniques

Enhance data visualization skills with storytelling techniques, effective color usage, and uncertainty representation. Learn from expert insights to create impactful and informative visual presentations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Time Scales and Tradeoffs in Crisis Management - Daniel Schrag Excerpt

Exploring tradeoffs between health, economics, and environment during COVID-19, with insights on managing complex, multi-timescale challenges for coordinated solutions and crisis mitigation.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Time Scales and Tradeoffs in Crisis Management - An Excerpt

Exploring tradeoffs in pandemic response: balancing health, economics, and long-term impacts. Insights on managing complex challenges across different time scales, drawing from climate science, network dynamics, and global policy.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Complexity, Privacy, and the Pandemic - Biological Mechanisms for Data Protection

Explore biological mechanisms inspiring computer algorithms to address privacy concerns during pandemics, focusing on "negative selection" for balancing data collection and privacy protection.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Data Art and the Future of Science Communication

Explore data art's role in science communication with Kirell Benzi. Learn how visual representation enhances understanding, bridges disciplines, and shapes the future of scientific dissemination.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Governing the Ungovernable - Nuclear Waste Management Through Consent-Based Siting

Explore the challenges of nuclear waste management through consent-based siting, focusing on environmental justice, intergenerational impacts, and future governance of radioactive materials.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video