Is youth football past its prime?
After decades of continuous growth, participation rates have started to decline. What does it mean for the future of the sport?
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Ten questions you should ask before sharing data about your customers
Every government, business or organisation releasing data needs to think about how to ensure that the risk of re-identifying an individual or revealing personal information about someone is low.
Vital Signs: the data is mixed but worrying signs from mortgagees
While the key economic signs remain strong, new data suggests many Australians are entering into mortgages without having fully grasped the financial consequences.
The opioid epidemic in 6 charts
Your guide to a public health crisis that's likely to get worse.
Error correcting the things that go wrong at the quantum computing scale
One of the challenges for quantum computing is knowing how to detect and correct errors that may occur in the data. And we can do that without even knowing what the data says.
World trade data shows globalisation is alive and kicking
Crunching the numbers on 14 years of trading shows one of the assumptions about global markets is looking fragile.
Rich American seniors are getting healthier, leaving the poor behind
More seniors are reporting good health in recent years, but gains are primarily among more advantaged groups.
Here’s what social media data can tell us about the performance of Australian cities
Knowing a city’s professional network ratio helps to understand how connected its inhabitants are to other markets, customers and ideas. All support innovation, adaptation and city growth.
With better data, we can help set refugees up for success
Instead of focusing only on crime, the government can help set refugees up for success by collecting data on what's working and what's not in the integration process.
Our healthcare records outlive us – it’s time to decide what happens to the data once we’re gone
Once online, our healthcare data could be used for research long after we're gone.
Home ownership falling, debts rising – it’s looking grim for the under 40s
HILDA survey results show home ownership among young people is declining, as mortgage debt almost doubles for the same age group.
Artificial intelligence holds great potential for both students and teachers – but only if used wisely
We should consider how artificial intelligence will impact how we teach, what we teach, and its potential to ethically support innovation and improvement in education.
How open data can help the Global South, from disaster relief to voter turnout
Can open data change the world? We looked beyond the hype to find out.
With better data access, urban planners could help ease our weight problems
Enshrining the need for planning healthy built environments in legislation will help ensure the fundamental role planners have to play in facilitating healthy lifestyles.
Using data visualisation to beat the call centre curse
Timing your call can be crucial to fend off frustration.
How to tell when the housing market is slowing
The housing market is too volatile to look at prices alone. If you want to understand the housing market you need to look at the wider economy.
Canada in 150 years: People power will shake up society
The disruptive impact of intelligent machines and new social movements will force us to remake citizenship into a more personal pursuit over the next 150 years.
Are jokesters screwing up our data on gay teenagers?
Surveys can help researchers better understand the lives of teens, but skeptics argue that youth are often dishonest and that the results cannot be trusted.
Most countries score an F on our LGBT human rights report card
Many in the US are celebrating LGBTQ rights for Gay Pride Month. But data show that most countries, including the US, need to do much more to protect sexual minorities.
From botnet to malware: a guide to decoding cybersecurity buzzwords
To protect ourselves online, we should all understand a few key terms.
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