Tag Archives: ethics

Ethics and Sensitivity

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Mercy Beckham

My recent speech on ethics seemed to have touch some nerves. It was that I touched “uncomfortable” topics and very specifically –swastika, syphilis, and voter fraud commission. Suggestion was given to stick to neutral topics. I thought this post would … Continue reading →

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Ethics in Big Data Analytics

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Mercy Beckham

Here are the slides from my session yesterday on Ethics in Big Data Analytics for DAMA Philadelphia.

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Thou Shall Not Covet

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Mercy Beckham

Both my husband and my sister are huge fans of crime stories. In those rare family vacations, they like to binge watch “ID”. Last week while I was ironing his shirts, there was this crime story on TV in which … Continue reading →

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Primum Non Nocere

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Mercy Beckham

I want to discuss one of the lesser known study in the world. The study is named “Mushroom Trial” that was spearheaded by my loving mother and the subjects were my immediate family. As much as she loves to try … Continue reading →

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