Research on steroids

Amplifying cultural studies with digital tools

Data-driven research in Katowice

What could we learn from computer scientists?

AUTOMATE data collection and processing

ANTICIPATE events

AMPLIFY studies or data sets

AMPLIFY studies or data sets

Why amplify data?

Traditional categories no longer relevant

Poor management in cultural organisations

Official data increasingly unreliable

No access to big data

Case study: (In)accessible culture?

Is 30 minutes on public transport a little or a lot?

~600 participants with exact locations

Travel times distribution

Data workflow recap

1. Location data from Silesian Museum

Hmm, that's interesting...

2. Location data from several surveyed events

Wow, look at this!

3. Google API

Wait, but what does it mean exactly?

4. Survey data distribution

Ok, now we see the problem

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Thank you!

karol.piekarski@medialabkatowice.eu