About this episode

Cara Santa Maria interviews Chad M. Topaz about his book on using data to address social inequities.

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by professor of complex systems at Williams College and cofounder of the QSIDE Institute , Chad M. Topaz. They discuss his book, Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change . Follow Chad: @ chadtopaz

People in this episode

Host: Cara Santa Maria

Guest: Chad M. Topaz

Topics covered

• justice
• data
• inequity
• change
• complex systems

Keywords

• justice
• data
• inequity
• change
• complex systems
• Chad M. Topaz
• QSIDE Institute

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: QSIDE Institute

Books & works: Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change

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