ANSO 205: Ways of Knowing: Analyzing Search Engines

Dr. Safiya U. Noble

• Social Influence on Technology. TED Talk
• Challenging the algorithm of oppression.  TED Talk
• Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism.  BOOK. Sawyer Library. ZA4230.N632018​
• "Don't Google It. How Search Engines Reinforce Racism" Hans Rollman. popMATTERS.com. January 30, 2018

Cathy O'Neil 

• Weapons of Math Destruction. TED Talk 
• The Era of Blind Faith in Big Data Must End. TED Talk
• Do algorithms perpetuate human bias. NPR Story. 
• Weapons of Math Destruction.  BOOK. Schow Library. 

Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren Klein

• Data Feminism
• The elephant in the server room

Natalie Holmes

• Are search engines racist? It's all about who creates the algorithm. . 

• Library Catalog ranking strategy
• Algorithm Bias in Library Discovery Systems. Matthew Reidsma
• How Search Engines Use Machine Learning: 9 Things we know for sure 
• All about Google RankBrain algorithm
• 8 major Google algorithms update explained 
• Google Algorithm 2021