Darius KazemiFeb 2, 2019

"Fairness in Precision Medicine", a report by Kadija Ferryman and Mikaela Pitcan. It's examining bias in health care algorithms (think fitbit and other forms of personal data used to inform diagnosis, prevention, and deployment of healthcare resources)

https://datasociety.net/research/fairness-precision-medicine/ #OpenConCascadia19

Fairness in Precision Medicine

The Fairness in Precision Medicine project aims to identify biases that could emerge in data-driven health care. "Precision medicine" is a growing field that aims to use multiple data sources to tailor medical care to individuals. From incorporating genetic information to using data from electron

Data & Society
Darius KazemiFeb 2, 2019

I'm reminded by keynote speaker Leslie Chan: share your contracts, share your salary or hourly pay rate. If illegal to share contracts (NDA), do it clandestinely. (My suggestion not his.) Compare/contrast. You'll be shocked who gets paid 2x for doing the same work, especially where gender/race is concerned.

I shared this doc of every salary I ever earned a few years ago. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JPHbAtAc2MU53or9nm_dUTOyyGwsjQqLu_9ITYt3yWg/edit?usp=drivesdk

And yes: I have been paid literally too much money for several jobs

#OpenConCascadia19 #talkpay

#talkpay Darius Kazemi

Sheet1 #talkpay for Darius Kazemi (@tinysubversions) In honor of #talkpay, here is the salary I've earned at every job I've had, not including times I've been self-employed. None of this data includes benefits like equity/stock/etc. I am an Iranian-American cisgender man. All of these jobs were ...

Darius KazemiFeb 2, 2019
Dire educational outcomes due to the high cost of textbooks #OpenConCascadia19
Darius KazemiFeb 2, 2019
Daniela Saderi kicking off #OpenConCascadia19! It's a community conference based around open science scholarship.