You’re welcome to join us for our next Data Ethics & Society Reading Group on Tuesday the 19th October 2021 at 12:30-13:30.
We will be discussing whether nudging helps or hinders us, whether government should employ nudging to achieve its important policy aims, and what responsibility government and technology companies have when using such methodologies.
It will include discussion of the following material:
How Technology is Hijacking Your Mind — from a Magician and Google Design Ethicist, Tristan Harris, May 2016 (est. 15 min read)
Tech for Good: Marcus Smith speaks to Tristan Harris, One to One, BBC Radio 4, May 2021 (14 mins, BBC login required)
Study finds growing government use of sensitive data to ‘nudge’ behaviour, Alex Hern, The Guardian, September 2021 (est. 5 min read)
TechScape: Should government use the web to nudge our behaviour?, Alex Hern, The Guardian, September 2021 (est. 10 min read)
Algorithmic Nudges Don’t Have to Be Unethical,Mareike Möhlmann, Harvard Business Review, April 2021 (est. 10 mins)
If you’re stretched for time, try and skim the first Guardian article.
Thank you to Callum for suggesting this week’s content and leading this month’s meeting.
There will be time to talk about whatever we like, relating to the paper, but here are some specific questions to think about while you’re reading.