Research at the Intersection of Technology, Diversity Science, and Health
March 26, 2025, 11:00 – 1:00am, Computer Science 150/151
- Rae Walker, Associate Professor of Nursing
The “A.I. Nurse”: Tech for Good or Path to Apartheid? - Hari Balasubramanian, Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Identifying Associations Between Diseases Using Data Mining and Clustering Methods - Shannon Roberts, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Impact of Driving Automation and ADHD Symptomatology on Young Drivers’ Behavior - Michael Constantino, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Measurement-Based Matching of Mental Healthcare Patients to Psychotherapists’ Strengths
Hosted by the Institute for Diversity Sciences and the Public Interest Technology Initiative at UMass.
Book Release and Author Talk: Mood Machine The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly
February 20 2025, 2:00-3:00pm, Location: Integrated Learning Center (ILC) Hub. Room N301.
Join the Responsible Technology Coalition (RTC) for a discussion with author and journalist Liz Pelly about her new book “Mood Machine The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist“. This work explores Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism, illuminating how streaming is reshaping music for listeners and artists alike.
Building on her years of wide-ranging reporting on streaming, music journalist Liz Pelly details the consequences of the Spotify model by examining both sides of what the company calls its two-sided marketplace: the listeners who pay with their dollars and data, and the musicians who provide the material powering it all. The music business is notoriously opaque, but here Pelly lifts the veil on major stories like streaming services filling popular playlists with low-cost stock music and the rise of new payola-like practices.
Additionally, the RTC will be hosting a book club for “Mood Machine” following the talk (exact date TBD) and 10 free copies of the book with be given on a first-come first-serve basis for those who indicate their interest on the RSVP form below. The books will then be given out at the end of the book talk.
Food and drinks will be provided! Please pre-register for the event here: https://forms.gle/cesueX9pLX47dqjE6
Hosted by the Responsible Technology Coalition, a grad student club.