Blogs

Re-Imagining Mathematics: Exploring Mathematics Through the Lens of Abolition

Reflect on how my passion for mathematics evolved alongside activism, critiquing how the field often reinforces systems of oppression through its historical alignment with imperialism, exclusion, and state power.

Tracking Police & ICE Agreements: A Case Study in Scheduling Automated Data Scraping with GitHub Actions

Shows how to create a GitHub repository that automatically scrapes data from the ICE 287(g) page, with the goal of creating a template for other researchers to build scrapers that help monitor the spread of state violence.

Graph Theory and Children’s Games: A deep dive into “Jumping Julia” using matrices, graph theory, and algorithms.

Create a new algorithm from scratch by learning about a children's game and graph theory.

Classifying Police Misconduct: One-Shot GPT vs. Support Vector Classifier

Analyze the failings of using Large Language Models for classifying police misconduct allegations in Louisiana.

An Introduction to the Mathematics of Hashing

Explore the fundamentals of hashing mathematics and how it applies to various fields, including data security and algorithm design.

How Many Xs Are Within Y Meters of at Least One Z?

Dive into spatial queries and the mathematical techniques used to determine the proximity of objects within a given distance.

Unveiling Spatial Demographics Using Bounding Boxes and Census Tracts in R

Learn how to use R for spatial analysis with bounding boxes and census tracts to reveal demographic patterns and insights.

Navigating the Complexity of Classifying Police Misconduct Allegations in Louisiana

Understand the challenges and methodologies involved in classifying police misconduct allegations and their implications for justice.

Skills for a Professional Data Activist

Discover the essential skills and strategies for becoming a data activist, including techniques for leveraging data to drive social change.