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Serena Williams’s investment in a Nigerian digital company shows why the country’s technology sector is attractive.
Even by conservative estimates, Mozambique’s snakebite figures are far higher than previously thought.
A lack of data prevents governments and agri-food organizations from knowing what kinds of supports should be provided to reinvigorate Indigenous agricultural economies.
This isn’t the first time Australians’ Medicare numbers have been exposed.
In the pursuit of efficiency, governments turn to technological solutions, like automated decision-making systems. But these systems are often problematic.
Poor cybersecurity awareness and training of users is one reason for the high incidence of successful cyber-attacks in South Africa.
Emerging platforms are challenging traditional tech giants by giving consumers and workers more power
The way streaming platforms operate is changing to tackle falling subscriptions due to the rising cost of living
Digital twins could be used in the future to predict and influence our behaviour, but this raises concerns about who owns our data and how we can access and control it.
Big data from social media have been revealed as biased, but we should also pay attention to agriculture firms whose play for big data is likely to have detrimental environmental and social impacts.
Why modern science needs more Claude Monets.
Starting in 2023, all research proposals funded by the NIH will need to include a data sharing and management plan. An expert on open science explains the requirements and how they might improve science.
Women’s contributions to global Christianity are immense, but scholars’ understanding is hampered by limited data.
A study shows that a select group of NBA players really do go on hot streaks by making more shots in a row than statistics suggest they should.
Data collection has been used as a weapon against LGBTQ+ communities.
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Learning online provides opportunities but making sure all students can access this is key.
We need to think about legislation and regulation when it comes to transactions, data protection and user interaction in the metaverse.
The Conversation’s best graphs have removed doubt, surprised, and told entire stories.
Climate models can’t see tornadoes, but they can recognize the conditions for tornadoes to form. An atmospheric scientist explains what that means for forecasting future risks.
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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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