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Human rights abuses might be embedded in the business model that has evolved for social media companies in their second decade.
Some experts fret that the US birthrate is on the decline. That might not be so surprising, when the cost of having children in the US has grown exponentially since the 1960s.
Facebook’s users have wildly different expectations about privacy and security. What may look like inadequate oversight in some places may be considered an overreach in others.
Noise around extreme practices drowns out how data analytics is being used in everyday ways. To really consider control of our data we must look beyond Cambridge Analytica.
It’s time for a new discussion about the rules around privacy and politics in Australia – one in which the privacy interests of individuals are front and centre.
Despite scientists’ initial concerns, federal climate change data sets are still available. But other documents and web pages have changed over the last year.
The US is only the 18th happiest country in the world. That’s the lowest ranking since reporting began in 2012. What are policymakers doing wrong?
How should privacy be protected in a world where data is gathered and shared with increasing speed and ingenuity? Differential privacy, a new model of cyber security, provides a potential solution.
Universities could mine alumni databases to improve individual institutions’ work - and raise funds.
The upcoming census, like many before it, will boil complex information on race, ethnicity and ancestry into just two questions. That leaves a lot of important information out of the data.
Gunmakers should be at the center of any discussion of the root causes of violence, and a closer look at firearms sales reveals some interesting trends.
The Department of Justice wants to add a citizenship question to the next census. That could mess up the Census Bureau’s data and damage public trust in the system.
The data shows a tricky balancing act for policy makers. Interest rates will need to rise but too quickly could squash the recovery.
A new approach to gathering data from football matches which uses cybernetics and AI could help coaches spot weak links in their teams.
Many cultures still experience silence and shame around mental health issues. But that doesn’t mean they don’t need help.
Companies are compiling your smartphone data into shockingly intimate profiles that can be used against you.
Big data provides a rich picture of the physical city, but it won’t tell us much about the social city – that’s where agent-based modelling comes in.
Today, there are more refugees and displaced people than ever before. Sophisticated analytics could be a game-changer for officials on the front lines of the crisis.
Why are people from some states so much healthier than others? Despite what you may hear, it’s not just about genetics or poor choices.
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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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Professor of Higher Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Professor of Law, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
