Gerbils

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Robinson, David G.

Pets & Animal Care

Tfh Pubns Inc

Algorithms—rules written into software—shape key moments in our lives: from who gets hired or admitted to a top public school, to who should go to jail or receive scarce public benefits. Such decisions are both technical and moral. Today, the logic of high stakes software is rarely open to scrutiny, and central moral questions are often left for the technical experts to answer. Policymakers and scholars are seeking better ways to share the moral decisionmaking within high stakes software—exploring ideas like public participation, transparency, forecasting, and algorithmic audits. But there are few real examples of those techniques in use.\nIn Voices in the Code, scholar David G. Robinson tells the story of how one community built a life-and-death algorithm in an inclusive, accountable way. Between 2004 and 2014, a diverse group of patients, surgeons, clinicians, data scientists, public officials and advocates collaborated and compromised to build a new kidney transplant matching algorithm—a system to offer donated kidneys to particular patients from the U.S. national waiting list. Drawing on interviews with key stakeholders, unpublished archives, and a wide scholarly literature, Robinson shows how this new Kidney Allocation System emerged and evolved over time, as participants gradually built a shared understanding both of what was possible, and of what would be fair. Robinson finds much to criticize, but also much to admire, in this story. It ultimately illustrates both the promise and the limits of participation, transparency, forecasting and auditing of high stakes software. The book’s final chapter draws out lessons for the broader struggle to build technology in a democratic and accountable way.

Voices in the Code: A Story about People, Their Values, and the Algorithm They Made

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Russell Sage Foundation

The classic path for growing a Christian community.
This innovative guide to Christian formation offers an ancient-yet-contemporary approach to growth in Christ. Providing practical guidance for pastors and lay leaders in the local congregation and help for home groups, house churches, and small groups, Ancient Paths will show you the way that has formed millions of Christians over the last 1,500 years. A 12-week study guide is included.
"I highly recommend David Robinson's Ancient Paths. Robinson's pastoral heart is evident as he carefully peels back the layers of monastic wisdom--in practical and commonsense ways." –Laura Swan, OSB, author of Engaging Benedict

Ancient Paths: Discover Christian Formation the Benedictine Way

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Paraclete Press

A personal invitation to walk with God through one of the great classics of Christian spirituality.&nbsp;This book of daily devotions is based upon&nbsp;The Cloud of Unknowing. In this edition Robinson sought to remain as true as possible to the voice of this medieval classic.&nbsp;Cloud Devotion&nbsp;follows the original Middle English text sentence by sentence, with Robinson's own translation and paraphrase, divided work into 366 small portions, with a Scripture passage related to the theme from each daily reading. "My heart has yearned for this book. I wanted a guide to help me savor and reflect on the spiritual classic&nbsp;The Cloud of Unknowing.&nbsp;David has insightfully discerned how we might do this. The partnership of this unknown, ancient writer and this known, living pastor is masterful. I invite you into the clouds with the slow reading of this book." --Dr. MaryKate Morse, author and mentor-professor of formation and leadership&nbsp; &nbsp;

Cloud Devotion: Through the Year with the Cloud of Unknowing (Volume 1)

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