Is U.S. Crime Getting Better or Worse? It Depends on Who You Ask
Donald Trump’s “law and order” mantra reveals a significant problem in how we assess our safety at home.
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Where Does Bad Science Come From?
It’s a result of an academic culture that encourages scientists to publish at too high of a frequency.…
We Need Data to Re-Build Trust in Our Police Departments
Transparency will make it much easier to build better relations between officers and the communities they’re meant to…
The Silver Lining to the DEA’s Rejection of Marijuana Re-Scheduling
Better data means better laws. By Jared Keller (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) The push to legalize marijuana across…
How Mortality Data Fails Native Americans
The latest data from the CDC finds that death certificates often misclassify American Indians and Alaska Natives as…
Figures Don’t Lie, but Liars Can Figure
We need to understand and properly communicate what data is not despite its power, but because of it.…
Where Were the Usual Suspects in ‘Making a Murderer’?
By leaving out crucial statistics, the Netflix phenomenon plays into clichés about murdered women.
Searching Private Data, and Ensuring It Stays Private
The National Security Agency has your data. Is there a way to use it that won't further violate your privacy?
Facebook Wants to Redline Your Friends List
The company recently filed a patent on using social network data to influence lending decisions. God help us all.
The FBI Built a Database That Can Catch Serial Rapists—and Almost Nobody Uses It
For roughly 30 years the FBI has virtually ignored a system meant to help cops track the behavioral patterns of violent criminals.