About Jack Bandy
Jack Bandy is a Ph.D. candidate in Northwestern's Technology and Social Behavior program, working in the Computational Journalism Lab. His research and writing focuses on public interest computing, mainly by exploring the social impact of algorithmic platforms like Twitter, Apple News, and TikTok.
π² Contact Information:
Everything worthwhile is done with other people! I'm even happy to meet in person if you're in Chicagoland. The best ways to connect with me:
- π§ Send an email to jackbandy(at)u[dot]northwestern{dot}edu
- π¬ Follow / DM me on Twitter
I am most active on Twitter, but if you really want, you can also follow me on Medium, LinkedIn, and/or GitHub.
π£ Recent Updates:
- July 2021: New essay for Real Life π
- June 2021: Developed this new website π»
- May 2021: New op-ed (on police tech) in the Chicago Tribune π°
- May 2021: New working paper documenting BookCorpus π π
- April 2021: New op-ed (on algorithmic transparency) in The Hill π
- April 2021: CSCW 2021 Papers now in the official ACM Library π
- March 2021: Volunteered at FAccT 2021 π¦π
π Curriculum Vitae:
Let me know if you want a copy!
Other Tidbits
π¬ Favorite Movies and Television:
- The Before Trilogy directed by Richard Linklater
- Soul directed by Pete Docter
- Arrival directed by Denis Villeneuve
- Devs directed by Alex Garland
- Ex Machina directed by Alex Garland
- Good Will Hunting directed by Gus Van Sant
- Ad Astra directed by James Gray
- The Entire History of You (Black Mirror) directed by Brian Welsh
π Favorite Speeches and Poems:
- The Shapes of Stories by Kurt Vonnegut
- This is Water by David Foster Wallace
- The Mad Farmer Liberation Front by Wendell Berry
- The Three Oddest Words by WisΕawa Szymborska
- Questionnaire by Wendell Berry
