How to Mislead With Charts: Stand Your Ground Laws and Gun Deaths in Florida
As data journalism has its moment in the media, a reminder that we bring our own assumptions to the reading of charts and graphs.
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You, Yes You, Can Analyze Data, Too
What does it take to break into the growing field of data analysis? To start, you'll need the Internet, a computer, and some basic math skills.
Why Scientists Need to Learn How to Share
Despite ethical fears over work being co-opted, the benefits of scientific cooperation are too big to keep avoiding.
This Political Scientist Forecasted the Central African Republic Genocide
A conversation about the grim business of predicting mass atrocities.
Friends With Benefits: Inside Facebook’s Compassion Research Day
Psychologists, sociologists, and neuroscientists like Facebook—and Facebook likes them back.
Hard Data to Back Up the Rhetoric on Recidivism
New York City has launched a public database to help study the problem of repeat offenders.
2013 Was the Year of the Dataset
Large collections of information can be used by more than just the NSA. They're being assembled by scholars and researchers hoping to find a better way to understand American politics.
Everything We Know About What Data Brokers Know About You
The companies that sell information about how much money you make—and whether you’re pregnant, divorced, or trying to lose weight—are facing new scrutiny.
On America’s Farms, Data Is the New Cash Crop
Today's farmers are using all of the technology at their disposal to increase yields, which is critical if we hope to feed a rapidly growing population. But digitally driven farming is not without its potential downsides.