Big Data’s Impending Struggle to Combat Climate Change
Saving the planet and addressing climate change now hinges on a massive data puzzle.
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Is the Stock Market Sexist?
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.
Welcome to the Glass Cliff
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
Glitch in the Machine
The government unleashed Big Data to shut down Medicare fraud. Why isn't it working?
How to Scam Medicare in Four Easy Steps!
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
Letter From the Editor: What You Could Buy With $60 Billion of Missing Medicare Funds
Introducing the January/February 2016 print issue of Pacific Standard.
More Than Just the Numbers
When we treat people as collections of statistics, we ignore important aspects of their humanity.
The Future of Work: Stop the Stealing and Pay Us for Our Online Data
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.
When Big Data Becomes Bad Data
Corporations are increasingly relying on algorithms to make business decisions, and that raises new legal questions.