Understanding the exact problem and the specifics of that problem in data science are key. Motivational Interviewing is a technique which involves asking questions to obtain information from collaborators and stakeholders to understand the ‘why’ of their research or project. This presentation will increase your knowledge and skill set to ask questions to identify the problem in the data science project.

Data Science is an interdisciplinary field that uses the scientific method, processes, algorithms, and systems to extract valuable meaning and insights from data. In this session we will discuss the phases of data science and the various resources the Unit for Data Science and Analytics and the Hayden Library has to support your learning.

For many years, the law has been accommodating the religiously-based moral claims of those opposed to abortion and contraception, despite the fact that the latter were established constitutional rights. But after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the shoe is on the other foot. How will the courts treat people who believe their religion permits (or sometimes even requires) them to obtain or perform an abortion or use contraception?

What have we learned about religion and conflict over the last 20 years, and what does the future hold? As the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict begins its 20th anniversary year, John Carlson reflects on these questions. Using two important timestamps—September 11, 2001 and January 6, 2021—he considers how the assumptions and conclusions that emerged in relation to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 have been replicated—yet also upended—by the 1/6 attack upon the U.S.

Sentenced to death for a lurid 1973 San Francisco murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee was set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Americans helped to overturn his conviction. After 10 years of fighting for his life inside San Quentin, Lee found himself in a new fight to rise to the expectations of the people who believed in him.

Join us for a community discussion in which we talk through the myths about the Deaf, the Hard of Hearing, and the DeafBlind. Often times these are regarded as "invisible" disabilities, and people a part of these communities are often misunderstood. In this event we will gather to learn and grow in awareness about these communities.

Over the past decade or so, "True Crime" as an entertainment has become extremely popular. Streaming services have hundreds of series on the topic, and 50% of the top charting podcasts are True Crime Podcasts. What is this human fascination that has become such entertainment? Is this a form of trauma porn?

Join ASU's Center for Science and the Imagination in partnership with Majestic Neighborhood Cinema in Tempe to view Outland on the silver screen. This screening is part of a greater film series: The History of the Future, exploring gripping, cinematic visions of the future across the past four decades.

Join us Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. for a screening of Outland, an off-world crime thriller from 1981 that depicts drug trafficing gripping the workforce of a mining colony on Jupiter's moon, Io.

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