Census data has underpinned nearly every aspect of political decision-making and policy development for decades. The new system is a leap into the unknown.
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Social licence and consent are central to trust in state data systems. Changes to the way census information is gathered make this especially important for Māori.
The Trump administration’s CDC data purge means researchers can no longer effectively track and address health issues affecting LGBTQ+ people – and ultimately society as a whole.
Forecasters already patch together very rough estimates, and ending NOAA’s ‘billion-dollar disasters’ list means less access to insurance data. Texas’ state climatologists explain why that matters.
A sovereign fund could ensure that public data is monetised ethically – with profits reinvested for the public good.
Data collected during and after the pandemic continue to be analysed. Excess mortality figures reveal a significant and varied loss of life expectancy in Europe.
As wearable technologies become more popular, it’s important to consider how they actually work and what their data actually tells us.
In this digital era, personal data can be considered under the regime of trade secret law.
But there are some simple steps you can take to keep your personal information safe.
Data-driven policy is often held up as the gold standard. But by reducing people to measurable statistics, it can also what’s needed to drive real-world change.
Every field has its own standard for what data gets recorded for specimens archived in a museum collection, which can make research difficult.
Small air sensors that harness the power of AI could transform pollution monitoring.
Understanding the evolution of radio galaxies is crucial for unravelling the broader processes that shape the universe.
Mathematicians once turned up their noses at imaginary numbers. But complex analysis actually simplifies math and physics.
The idea that AI ‘learns’ like humans do is one of many misconceptions about the technology.
Data literacy helps you plot and present complex data in a way that’s easy to digest. Choosing the right chart is a great start.
Researchers examined how disaster risk informs decisions about new housing. They found crucial problems that leave communities exposed.
Several groups are working to preserve webpages, tools and data – some of which have already gone missing from government webpages since the start of the Trump administration.
Citizen science can shape policy at every level, from local projects to global initiatives.
The technology is enhancing athletic performance, offering more personalised healthcare and improving workplace safety.
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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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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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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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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 Health Economics, University of Hong Kong
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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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Lecturer in Data & Society, University of Edinburgh
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Health Studies