The Department of Education says there were 240 school shootings during a recent school year. Another database only counts 29. How could the numbers be so different – and who is right?
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Technology is already changing how we live our lives and go about our days. Are we ready with collaborative planning processes so we are not taken by surprise by more profound change?
The current debate about comparability would be more concerning if 2018 results showed radically different trends compared to previous years, but they don’t.
A handful of high-profile executives have humanities degrees. But those standouts make up a small proportion of the total pool of American executives.
It’s very difficult to measure whether a conception was intended. But those data are vital to understanding women’s choices.
It’s not as simple as just hiring more immigration officers.
A study of recent epidemics like Zika and Ebola suggests that the media may fail to tell the public what to do during an outbreak.
Much of the controversy over the delay in this year’s NAPLAN data comes down to its misuse and a misunderstanding of statistical comparability.
Ontario’s basic income project was deeply flawed and cursed by a lack of quality data. It needs a major overhaul.
Financial institutions and stores judge our credit-worthiness based on how we handle our money. But we should be cautious of letting others compile our health data into a “wellness report.”
Official records on police homicides are full of holes. A new study tries to fill in the gaps – and finds new evidence of racial and regional inequality.
Data scientists mapped the online behavior of Facebook users in Brazil, the US and Argentina. The result is a startling visual portrayal of just how deeply polarized these nations have become.
Personal data is sold, bought and traded among companies all the time. But what if the companies profiting from your data had to pay you a share of that earning?
A new tool called Biometric Mirror exposes the need for public debate about the ethics of AI.
Robotic milkers, video cameras and even sensors hidden inside the body will help this dairy farm figure out how to get the most milk from their cows.
The Canadian government is right to hold public consultations on digital and data transformation given how profoundly it affects society at large. But the scope is far too narrow.
Online gambling collects a huge amount of data. But instead of personalising offers to keep you hooked, real-time data can be used to prevent problematic gambling behaviour.
In 38 US cities, hate crimes rose 12 percent in 2017. There were 1,038 hate crimes in the nation’s 10 largest cities – the most in more than a decade.
Biases are difficult to shed, which makes workplace diversity a powerful and necessary tool for catching unsuspected bias before it has a chance to cause damage.
People find data difficult to own – and things we don’t own, we tend not to protect.
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Co-Founder of The Data Tank and Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer of the Governance Laboratory (GovLab), New York University
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Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and Demography, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
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Professor of Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Professor of the Practice of Data Science, Washington University in St. Louis
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Data Science, University of Adelaide
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Former postdoctoral researcher on machine learning applied to chemical engineering and currently science communicator for the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan), University of Tokyo
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Director of the International Laboratory of Demography and Human Capital, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Clinical Senior Research Associate, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
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