Big Data

Researchers created an algorithm to identify the people most at risk for long-term homelessness in Los Angeles. Some worry the tool itself poses risks.

The course, offered at the University of Washington, teaches that the proliferation of algorithms and data is making misinformation more widespread.

A Facebook event planned seven years in advance became observational comedy about the weird geography of a world built by Palo Alto coders.

The reproducibility crisis is driven, in part, by invalid statistical analyses that are from data-driven hypotheses.

As big data rises in prominence, it's time to consider turning quantitative data into a qualitative experience for those with a temporary or permanent loss of sight.

Amazon, one of many tech companies that have called for reform of government surveillance, is selling facial recognition services to cops.

The criminal justice system has been using predictive algorithms for decades, but research shows even the best algorithms are no better than humans at predicting recidivism—and neither are very good.

Saving the planet and addressing climate change now hinges on a massive data puzzle.

Health economist and professor.

Inherent market bias is one of the factors keeping women off corporate boards—until someone has to take the fall. Welcome to the Glass Cliff.

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.

The government unleashed Big Data to shut down Medicare fraud. Why isn't it working?

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.

Introducing the January/February 2016 print issue of Pacific Standard.

When we treat people as collections of statistics, we ignore important aspects of their humanity.

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

Corporations are increasingly relying on algorithms to make business decisions, and that raises new legal questions.

Asians are nearly twice as likely to get a higher price from the Princeton Review's SAT test prep services.

It's a lot of information overload, but there's some useful stuff in there too.

How Apple's new smartwatch could save lives.

Even in this Internet age, it's a lot.

The stakes of the analysis are much higher when lives are on the line.

It's becoming easier to track health data for our own casual use. But for some people—like Ph.D student Maria Qadri, a Type 1 diabetic—it could have a huge impact on quality of life.

For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.