An Ethical Checklist for Data Science

2018-05-12T14:07:53-05:00

As data scientists, we often get lost in the techniques and methods of our trade. In doing so, we can forget to ask important questions: who will be affected by our work? How we are ensuring that by doing ‘good’ for one group, we are not inadvertently harming another? Ethical controversies have dominated recent data [...]

An Ethical Checklist for Data Science2018-05-12T14:07:53-05:00

Blight Prevention: Building Strong and Healthy Neighborhoods in Cincinnati

2018-05-12T14:07:54-05:00

Many cities are working to prevent the negative impacts of vacant buildings caused by population loss. Cincinnati is one such city, with a more than 40% reduction in population since 1950 and a large stock of historic buildings. This effect coupled with the housing crisis of 2008 has produced new challenges in Cincinnati and many [...]

Blight Prevention: Building Strong and Healthy Neighborhoods in Cincinnati2018-05-12T14:07:54-05:00

World Bank Integrity Vice Presidency Project: Kickstarting Data Science

2018-05-12T14:07:55-05:00

Are you hearing a lot of data-themed buzzwords lately? Are you wondering whether the use of data science can help a project on which you are working? Using data makes it easy to prove the efficacy of a project and inform your decisions. More simply, data science is the process of taking all the data [...]

World Bank Integrity Vice Presidency Project: Kickstarting Data Science2018-05-12T14:07:55-05:00

Infonavit Project: Reducing Home Abandonment

2018-05-12T14:07:56-05:00

Zumpango is a municipality of roughly 500,000 residents 50 kilometers from Mexico City, what might be considered an “exurb” in the United States. Though settlements have existed in the region as far back as 200 BC, the town has recently experienced a population boom, more than doubling in size since 1990 as more Mexicans move [...]

Infonavit Project: Reducing Home Abandonment2018-05-12T14:07:56-05:00

Police Project: Lessons From Charlotte

2018-05-12T14:07:57-05:00

Police departments around the country have been in the spotlight recently because of several controversial, high-profile incidents. Tragic events in Ferguson, New York City, Baltimore, and elsewhere have highlighted the need for police departments to better address the issue of adverse interactions between the police and the public. Many police departments are working hard to [...]

Police Project: Lessons From Charlotte2018-05-12T14:07:57-05:00

Sunlight Project: Text Re-Use in Scott Walker’s Abortion Bill

2018-05-12T14:07:58-05:00

On Monday, Wisconsin governor and 2016 presidential candidate Scott Walker signed into law a bill banning non-emergency abortions past the 19th week of pregnancy. Unsurprisingly, Walker's move garnered support from one side, derision from the other, and media attention from both. However, journalists face a big hurdle when trying to provide context for a story [...]

Sunlight Project: Text Re-Use in Scott Walker’s Abortion Bill2018-05-12T14:07:58-05:00

Australian Conservation Foundation Project: Engage and Protect

2018-05-12T14:08:00-05:00

Last year, in a move opposed by over 90% of Australian citizens, the Australian government under Prime Minister Tony Abbott formally requested the de-listing of the Tasmanian Wilderness as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Abbott administration wanted to revoke the status to allow logging within the protected area. If successful, the bid would have [...]

Australian Conservation Foundation Project: Engage and Protect2018-05-12T14:08:00-05:00

IDHS Project: Better Birth Outcomes

2018-05-12T14:08:00-05:00

An adverse birth can have devastating personal, financial, and even developmental consequences for both mother and child. Individuals born at shorter gestation and lower weight than average have increased risk of heart disease and diabetes. Low birthweight and preterm birth have also been associated with poor non-health outcomes such as lower educational attainment and labor [...]

IDHS Project: Better Birth Outcomes2018-05-12T14:08:00-05:00

Sunlight Project: Finding Legislative Plagiarism

2018-05-12T14:08:01-05:00

In 2005, Florida implemented a new "Stand Your Ground" law, which legally protected the use of deadly force in self-defense. The law, which removes the "duty to retreat" when a person is threatened with serious bodily harm, gained national attention after George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin in 2012. Soon after its passage in Florida, [...]

Sunlight Project: Finding Legislative Plagiarism2018-05-12T14:08:01-05:00

Skilled Data Scientists Tackle Health, Education, Policy Challenges

2018-05-12T14:08:02-05:00

Reducing infant mortality, improving graduation rates for high school and first-generation college students, preventing home abandonment, and identifying legislative plagiarism are just some of the project goals for the 2015 Eric & Wendy Schmidt Data Science for Social Good Summer Fellowship. For fourteen weeks, 42 fellows in Chicago will work with nonprofit and government partners [...]

Skilled Data Scientists Tackle Health, Education, Policy Challenges2018-05-12T14:08:02-05:00
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