Histories of Data and the Database Podcast

Histories of Data and the Database

The Huntington
In the age of internet searches and social media, data has become hot—and not for the first time. An international group of historians will consider the promises, fears, practices, and technologies for recording and transmitting data in the 18th century to the present, including the implications for the lives of citizens and subjects. The conference was held at The Huntington on Nov. 18–19, 2016.
A Violent Behavior Database, c. 1969-1973: Episodes in the History of Pre-Crime
Rebecca Lemov from Harvard University delivers a talk titled “A Violent Behavior Database, c. 1969-1973: Episodes in the History of Pre-Crime.” This talk was included in the session titled “With Data We Order Society.” Part of “Histories of Data and the Database,” a conference held at The Huntington Nov. 18–19, 2016.
Nov 19, 2016
38 min
Random Forests and Decision Trees: Machine Learning, Empirical Statistics, and the Challenge of Interpretability
Matthew Jones from Columbia University delivers a talk titled “Random Forests and Decision Trees: Machine Learning, Empirical Statistics, and the Challenge of Interpretability.” This talk was included in the session titled “Methods and Ambiguities in the Contemporary Age.” Part of “Histories of Data and the Database,” a conference held at The Huntington Nov. 18–19, 2016.
Nov 19, 2016
39 min
Personal Data and the US Planned Society
Dan Bouk from Colgate University delivers a talk titled “Personal Data and the US Planned Society.” This talk was included in the session titled “With Data We Order Society.” Part of “Histories of Data and the Database,” a conference held at The Huntington Nov. 18–19, 2016.
Nov 19, 2016
42 min
The Value of Genomics Databases
Emmanuel Didier from CNRS and University of California, Los Angeles, delivers a talk titled “The Value of Genomics Databases.” This talk was included in the session titled “Methods and Ambiguities in the Contemporary Age.” Part of “Histories of Data and the Database,” a conference held at The Huntington Nov. 18–19, 2016.
Nov 19, 2016
34 min
Nine Digits: A Biography of the SSN, 1935-1975
Sarah E. Igo from Vanderbilt University delivers a talk titled “Nine Digits: A Biography of the SSN, 1935-1975.” This talk was included in the session titled “With Data We Order Society.” Part of “Histories of Data and the Database,” a conference held at The Huntington Nov. 18–19, 2016.
Nov 19, 2016
38 min
Narrating the Past with Data: Cameralism, Natural History, and the Visual Language of Statistics in the Nineteenth Century
David Sepkoski from Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, delivers a talk titled “Narrating the Past with Data: Cameralism, Natural History, and the Visual Language of Statistics in the Nineteenth Century.” This talk was included in the session titled “Envisioning Data from the Early Modern to the Nineteenth Century.” Part of “Histories of Data and the Database,” a conference held at The Huntington Nov. 18–19, 2016.
Nov 18, 2016
37 min
Things and Data in Recent Biology
Soraya de Chadarevian from University of California, Los Angeles, delivers a talk titled “Things and Data in Recent Biology.” This talk was included in the session titled “Machineries and Objects of Data.” Part of “Histories of Data and the Database,” a conference held at The Huntington Nov. 18–19, 2016.
Nov 18, 2016
35 min
Cases as Data in the Nineteenth-Century Asylum
Theodore M. Porter from University of California, Los Angeles, delivers a talk titled “Cases as Data in the Nineteenth-Century Asylum.” This talk was included in the session titled “Machineries and Objects of Data.” Part of “Histories of Data and the Database,” a conference held at The Huntington Nov. 18–19, 2016.
Nov 18, 2016
43 min
Data as a State of Mind and the Problem of How It Came to Be in Early Modern Europe
J. Andrew Mendelsohn from Queen Mary University of London and Charité Berlin delivers a talk titled “Data as a State of Mind and the Problem of How It Came to Be in Early Modern Europe.” This talk was included in the session titled “Envisioning Data from the Early Modern to the Nineteenth Century.” Part of “Histories of Data and the Database,” a conference held at The Huntington Nov. 18–19, 2016.
Nov 18, 2016
35 min
Data Selection and Re-Use in Franz Boas’ Anthropometric Studies
Staffan Müller-Wille from University of Exeter delivers a talk titled “Data Selection and Re-Use in Franz Boas’ Anthropometric Studies.” This talk was included in the session titled “Machineries and Objects of Data.” Part of “Histories of Data and the Database,” a conference held at The Huntington Nov. 18–19, 2016.
Nov 18, 2016
40 min
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