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That future is one of ever-changing data, analytics and computer infrastructure.
As more people of color move to the suburbs, they might not find the full range of opportunities that white European ethnic groups did for most of the previous century.
Drought-driven humanitarian emergencies can be prevented if groundwater is reliably made available at strategic locations.
Personal data is valued primarily because data can be turned into a private asset. That has significant implications for political and societal choices.
Since 1990, the homicide rate has declined by 20%. Researchers are still figuring out what’s behind the trend: increased incarceration, improvements in the economy or even aging populations.
The collection and analysis of data used for making policy should be independent and open to ensure public trust in decision-making. The debate over alcohol licensing shows why this matters.
Innovation in digital technology is accelerating – it has massive untapped potential for tackling the climate crisis.
Artificial Intelligence can perpetuate existing social imbalances in a harmful manner. Can this undesirable scenario be avoided?
Health data gathered without the patient’s consent can provide valuable information; however, transparency is crucial to maintain trust.
Can developing countries get rich from data?
Private prisons have long been a topic of controversy in the U.S. A professor of sociology explains what they are and why they matter.
The backlog in naturalization applications has ballooned to more than 700,000. Wait times have doubled in the last three years.
Single parents and unmarried parents who live together spend less on their children than married parents.
Over the past decade, more teens have attempted suicide. The trend has vexed researchers, but it’s that much more difficult to determine whether a fictional TV show has had any role.
Most of the world might hate Trump, but in some places, based largely on his policies, there is hope and even admiration.
The typical American’s annual household carbon footprint is over five times the world per capita average.
City rankings have become big business – but this expert thinks it’s best to ignore them.
Climate change threatens the water supply of nations around the world. But it’s difficult to measure whether a region has sufficient water to satisfy the people who live there. Could satellites help?
People living in rural and small town America have much at stake in the 2020 census. But census participation tends to be lower in rural areas.
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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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Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Demography and Public Policy, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
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Professor of the Practice of Data Science, Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia
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Clinical Senior Research Associate, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
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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 Economics, emeritus, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
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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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